The Tumu Magistrate Court within the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region has detained four people on accusations of allegedly robbing a mobile money vendor.

The individuals had been monitored by police in Tumu due to a series of thefts targeting travelers in the Sissala East Municipality.

Their capture stemmed from an inquiry into an assault on the mobile money vendor.

The detainees, Sumaila Tembieru (a mechanic), Hamidu Muniru (a farmer), Sumaila Issahaku (also a mechanic), and Salifu Abu (a farmer), were taken into custody on July 19 after extensive police investigations in Tumu concerning a robbery in the Kong community.

The mobile money vendor had his cash and two mobile phones taken during the incident.