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Armed men rob millions of cedis from
fuel station, toll point
Sunyani (B/A), July 6, GNA- Two armed robbers on Wednesday
attacked and robbed a Goil filling station at Zongo in
Sunyani of the day's sales totalling about GH 2,800 cedis
(28 million cedis).
Chief Superintendent Christian Tetteh Yohonu, Sunyani
Municipal Commander of Police told the Ghana News Agency
that at about 2000 hours on that day, two young men wearing
masks, with one of them wielding a gun entered the room
where the day's sales were being counted by the manager and
the attendants.
He said the one with the gun ordered them to remain quiet
and while he positioned himself at the entrance, his
colleague began stuffing the money into a bag.
Chief Superintendent Yohonu said after collecting all the
money, they gave a warning shot, scaled over a wall and
disappeared into the dark.
The manager, Mr Emmanuel George Yeboah and his attendants
raised an alarm but help came too late, as the robbers were
already gone.
In another development, the police have mounted a search for
two robbers who attacked a toll collector at a toll
collection point at Fiapre, on the Sunyani-Berekum Highway
at about 2200 hours the same day and took away the day's
collection of two million cedis.
The municipal police commander said Mr. Johnson Ababio, an
official of the Ghana Highway Authority who was on duty
reported the incident to the police.
The police said Mr. Ababio narrated that the masked robbers
had emerged from the bush wielding a gun and a hammer and
when he gave them the money available they appeared not
satisfied and used the hammer to brake four boxes in the
office only to discover that they contained coins.
Furious over this discovery, the robbers scattered all the
coins on the floor and fled back into the bush.
Asked whether the toll collection point had no security, the
municipal commander explained that they were always provided
with security but the AU summit took all the security men to
Accra.
That resulted in the unfortunate incident, Chief
Superintendent Yohuno explained, but added, "With the summit
over, security will immediately be restored".
GNA
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