Police personnel at Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region have killed a suspected robber on the Mampong-Ejura highway after engaging in a fierce gun battle.
The suspect was part of a six-member gang terrorising passengers between Woraso and Sataso stretch of the highway at about 8 pm on Saturday 12 December 2020.
The District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Stephen Boadu, said a patrol team rushed to the scene following a distress call.The patrol team met the armed men with two wielding pump action guns with others holding cutlasses. According to Mr Stephen Boadu, one of the suspects was hit by a bullet after the armed men engaged the police in a fierce gun battle, leaving him dead on the scene instantly.
The other suspects escaped into a nearby bush upon sensing danger.