Police arrets suspect over GH¢430,000 robbery at Buipe Cattle Market
The Savannah Regional Police Command and the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit have dismantled the robbery gang behind the robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savanna Region. The post Police arrets suspect over GH¢430,000 robbery at Buipe Cattle Market appeared first on Ghana Business News .
On June 29, 2026, a robbery gang struck the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savanna Region, stealing GH¢430,000 from two Mobile Money vendors, according to the Ghana Police Service. The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and the Savannah Regional Police Command joined forces to investigate the incident. Suspect Yacouba Oumar, 28, was apprehended on July 23, 2026, after sustained surveillance and support from the Kintampo Divisional Police Command.
During questioning, Oumar admitted to his role in the robbery and named two accomplices, Yakubu Seidu and Abdulai Aziz Yahaya, as well as a fourth individual, Abduli Buipe. The gang was allegedly hired by a cattle trader named Alhaji Yacouba, also known as Masaji, Muimen or Yakubu, to carry out the robbery. Following a series of operations, the police recovered the weapons used in the heist and arrested Oumar, who is currently aiding the investigation.
The other suspects, Seidu, Yahaya, and Amadu, are believed to have fled, and efforts are ongoing to locate them.
Written by urgent.news from Ghana Business News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
