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Suspected armed robber nabbed
Aflao (V/R), July 10, Ghandot/GNA - A 28-year-old unemployed
at Aflao believed to be a member of an armed gang, which
robbed passengers on three vehicles of personal belongings
and cash at Agorko, on the Aflao-Keta road on June 23, this
year has been remanded in custody by a circuit court at
Aflao.
Reuben Kportufe's plea was not taken.
Also remanded with him was Angela Ankrah, 25, accused of
aiding and abetting the gang. They will be brought before
the court again on July 20.
Mr Michael Ayaribilla, a Police Chief Inspector told the
court presided over by Group-Captain Martin Obeng-Ntim (rtd.)
that Kportufe and some others now at large armed with single
barrel short guns and some in masks blocked the Aflao-Keta
road with cement blocks and a discarded vehicle carrier at
Agorko at about 01:00 hours on June 23, this year with the
intent to rob.
He said an Aflao-Takoradi bound Benz bus with registration
number GR 4268 U taking the detour through Keta to Sogakope
with many foreigners hit the roadblock and had to stop.
Mr Ayaribilla said the robbers emerged from the bush firing
indiscriminately and hitting the windscreen of the bus and
then set on the passengers beat them and robbed them of
mobile phones, cash and ornaments.
He said two unarmed soldiers, one and his wife driving from
Keta towards Aflao in a taxi cab were made to lie face down
and beaten before their cash and mobile phones were taken
from them.
Mr Ayaribilla said the third vehicle attacked was an
articulated truck whose driver and mate were robbed of their
phones and cash.
He said Kportufe was identified by some of the victims of
the robbery at the beach at Aflao and was arrested together
with Angela who was with him.
Mr Ayaribilla said a search in Kportufe's room revealed a
military waist belts and caps.
GNA
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