The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a 26-year Old Nigerian man suspected to have killed a woman and her daughter in Nigerian and run to hide in Ghana to avoid the Nigerian Police from arresting him.

A statement released on Facebook signed by DSP David Fianko-Okyere said the suspect, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum, was arrested following the interception of a viral video alleging that he had abducted and killed a woman employed with the Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and her daughter in Abeokuta, Ogu State, Nigeria.

Thus, the suspect was wanted by the Nigerian Police but he escaped to Ghana and hid with his friends at Akyem Wenchi, a suburb of Akwatia.

"On receipt of the information that, the suspect was hiding in his friend's house at Akwatia the Eastern South Regional Police Command quickly deployed an Intelligence-Led Operations to arrest the suspect in his hide out at Akyem Wenchi."

"The suspect is currently in Police custody as frantic efforts are underway to hand him over to the Nigerian authorities," the statement read.

The Police have therefore entreated the public as a matter of urgency to inform them about any suspicious movement of any person or group of persons in their communities to prevent crime.

Months ago, investigations into the gruesome murder of a male adult within the Tema Harbour enclave in the Greater Accra Region led to the arrest of two suspects.

The suspects, Ali Mustapha and Zakaria Mohammed, were detained by police at the Tema Regional Police Command.

The arrest followed a distress call received by the police on May 30, reporting the discovery of a lifeless male body within the harbour area.

While investigating the scene, police received further information that a man had been arrested by some members of the public for allegedly carrying a human head.

The police swiftly proceeded to the second location and rescued the suspect, who was identified as Ali Mustapha.

He was subsequently taken into custody. Further investigations led to the arrest of a second suspect, Zakaria Mohammed.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.

Efforts are being made to identify the deceased as investigation continues, Public Affairs Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Dede Dzakpasu stated in a press statement.

In recent months, the police have undertaken several arrest exercises, including two persons, Atame Elijah and Nasiru Yakubu, who were arrested in connection to a gold robbery incident at the Bomfa Adumasa market, Ashanti South Region. The culprits were nabbed at their hideouts following a collaboration between community members and the police.

This was made known by the Ashanti South Regional Police Command while speaking to the media on Tuesday, October 21. The police retrieved a bag containing some gold and money from at the hideout. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to arrest the remaining suspect.

Six individuals sustained injuries following the robbery incident which occurred on Monday, October 20. The armed robbers stormed the community and attacked some gold buyers, firing several gunshots in the process. In the meantime, two of the culprits have been detained by the Konongo Divisional Police Command for further investigation.

In a separate incident, the police in August announced the retrieval of items used by a gang of armed men during a gold shop robbery at Mpohor in the Western Region.

Weapons, ammunition, clothing, and other materials were among the exhibits. According to a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 19, the police stated that the retrieved items would aid in the ongoing investigation into the case.

On Sunday, August 17, one person was arrested in connection with the robbery. The police explained that the retrieval was made possible after officers from the Kuntanase District in the Ashanti Region intercepted a suspicious white Toyota Sienta near the Aputuoagya–Bekwai road.

Currently, the police are on a manhunt for eight others allegedly involved in the heist. They added that two men who were standing by the vehicle fled upon seeing the approaching patrol team.

According to the police, a search of the vehicle led to the recovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, a locally manufactured firearm, two AK-47 magazines loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition each, and other materials believed to have been used during the robbery.

"The Ghana Police Service, in its ongoing investigation into the Mpohor gold shop robbery case, has recovered weapons, ammunition, clothing items and some other exhibits linked to the case. As part of intensified anti-robbery patrols, officers from the Kuntanase District in the Ashanti Region intercepted a suspicious white Toyota Sienta near the Aputuoagya–Bekwai road.

"Two men who were standing by the vehicle fled into the bush upon seeing the approaching police patrol team. A thorough search of the vehicle uncovered an AK-47 assault rifle, a locally manufactured firearm, two AK-47 magazines loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition each, additional packets of ammunition, cowrie shells, a Huawei smartphone, identity documents, and some clothing items.

"A careful examination of the recovered exhibits against the CCTV footages of the Mpohor robbery revealed a striking resemblance between the clothing items (hooded tops) and the wellington boots that were used during the robbery. The recovery of these items marks a significant step in the ongoing investigation and manhunt for the suspects," parts of the statement read.

The Ghana Police Service assured the public of its commitment to ensuring security, law, and order across the country."The Police Administration commends the Kuntanase District patrol team for their dedication to duty. The investigation team continues to examine other exhibits and follow possible leads. At the same time, security operations have been intensified across the country to get the perpetrators arrested and brought to justice," it assured.

What the law says about robbery and stealingSection 149 of the Criminal Offenses Act states that a person who commits robbery commits a first-degree felony. Per Section 150, “a person who steals a thing commits robbery (a) if in, and for the purpose of stealing the thing, that person uses force or causes harm to any other person, or (b) if that person uses a threat or criminal assault or harm to any other person, with intent to prevent or overcome the resistance of the other person to the stealing of the thing.”

Section 124 of the Criminal Offenses Act also indicates that a person who steals commits a second-degree felony. Where the court that finds a person guilty of stealing is satisfied that, on not less than two previous occasions, the accused was found guilty of stealing, the court shall order that the whole or a part of the term of imprisonment imposed shall be spent in productive hard labour.

A person subjected to such an order is disqualified from election to Parliament or a District Assembly within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462), for up to five years. Productive hard labour refers to labour in a state farm, state factory, or any other public co-operative or collective enterprise specified by the Minister.