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Robbers now target churches in Sunyani
Sunyani Dec. 17, Ghanadot/GNA - A number of churches in the
Sunyani Municipality have become the target of armed robbers
in the run-up to Christmas as the premises of three of them
have been attacked within a week.
Police Superintendent Charles Antwi, Sunyani Municipal
Police Commander, briefing the Ghana News Agency on Monday
said reports made separately by leaders of the churches
indicated that the robberies were carried out with the same
method.
He said the premises of Living Grace Ministry, Jesus
Redemption Ministry and Church of Pentecost were attacked
during midnight services.
The Police Commander said leaders of the churches reported
the cases to the police at about 0100 hours on different
days.
The leaders had alleged that four masked men took their
watchmen hostage before entering the church rooms, he said.
Supt. Antwi said the robbers, wielding guns and cutlasses
ordered the congregation, including the leaders to lie down
and collected their mobile phones, monies, watches and
jewellery.
After taking the booty from the congregation, they gave
warning shots and vanished from the premises, he said.
The Police Commander appealed to church leaders to inform
the police about their night programmes during the Christmas
so that they would be provided with security.
He gave assurance that the police had intensified mobile
patrols in the night to forestall the recurrence of such
unfortunate incidents.
In another development some passengers travelling on the
Accra-Kumasi road have been robbed of their mobile phones
and monies by a group of armed robbers.
Mr Frank Aggrey Fynn, Brong Ahafo Regional Circulation
Assistant of the Graphic Communications Group and a victim
told the Ghana News Agency that on reaching a place between
Nkawkaw and Bereku at about 0100 hours on Monday, they saw
about 20 vehicles parked by the road side and they thought
one of them had been involved in an accident.
He said as the Neoplan bus on which he was travelling drew
near the passengers saw many people lying on the ground and
almost immediately one of the robbers stood in front of the
bus and ordered the driver to stop.
GNA
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