The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a press release issued by the Regional Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service, the incident occurred on July 3, 2026, when the victim was attacked by two armed men on a motorbike while returning home from work with a bag containing the cash.
The suspects reportedly opened fire on the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and front windscreen before making away with the money. Preliminary investigations revealed that after the attack, the robbers attempted to flee on their motorbike with the stolen cash.
However, the situation escalated when the complainant is said to have fired back at the suspects during the escape. One of the suspects was fatally shot at the scene, while the second suspect fled, abandoning the stolen bag containing the GH¢140,000, which was subsequently recovered by police. The victim did not sustain any injuries.
A search conducted on the deceased suspect led to the retrieval of an AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines containing a total of 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukwe, aged 46. Police also retrieved five spent AK-47 shells and two spent pistol shells from the scene.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy, and identification. The Accra Regional Police Command says investigations are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing accomplice.
The Police have meanwhile urged the public to assist with any information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect, advising residents to report to the nearest police station or call emergency numbers 18555 or 191.
