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Hohoe branch of Ghana Commercial Bank encounter armed
robbery
Hohoe, Feb 27, Ghanadot/GNA - Six armed
robbers on Tuesday evening attacked the Hohoe branch of the
Ghana Commercial Bank and took away an unspecified amount of
money.
The robbers held Mr Solomon Osei Bonsu, the Branch Manager
of the bank, at gunpoint, matched him to the strong room at
about 1850 hours and took away the money.
Miss Adjoa Ofori, an employee, said the robbers scaled the
back fence wall of the bank to her residence with the money,
spilling some of it on her compound.
She said an alarm was raised but the armed men disappeared
into the dark with the money, firing sporadically and left
behind a locally manufactured pistol.
As they ran, some of the money dropped off and one Mr
Francis Ahiableame, a 45-year-old carpenter, kept watch over
the money to prevent people from picking it but police
arrested him as a suspect and allegedly assaulted him.
He said when he was put in police cell some of the inmates
beat him up for his failure to collect some of the money.
Mr William Akpesey, acting Hohoe Divisional Police
Commander, confirmed the incident and said some of the money
had been retrieved and that efforts were being made to
apprehend the culprits.
GNA
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