Police arrest suspected highway robber at Akateng
The Eastern Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Eastern South Regional Command, has arrested a suspected notorious armed robber believed to be part of a gang responsible for a series of highway robbery attacks along the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The suspect, identified as Bube Gariba, was arrested at Akateng, near Asesewa in the Eastern Region, … The post Police arrest suspected…
The Eastern Regional Police Command, alongside the Eastern South Regional Command, apprehended Bube Gariba, a suspected member of an armed robbery gang, near Akateng in the Eastern Region on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The arrest came after a targeted operation by the Regional Police Intelligence Department (PID) targeting the gang responsible for five recent highway robberies along the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
Gariba, identified as the suspect, was allegedly involved in three of the robberies near Anyinam, stealing a total of GH₵6,200. He named three accomplices, Mohammadu, Ali, and Abdulai, and identified Osmanu as the gang's leader, who supplied the guns used in the attacks. Mohammadu managed to flee the scene after his wife obstructed the police.
Nine other individuals were also apprehended and are under investigation. The police emphasized their commitment to combating violent crime and appealed for public assistance in identifying suspects and providing information to aid the ongoing investigations.
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