A 59-year-old Ghanaian entrepreneur, residing in the United States, has tragically lost his life to an armed robbery attack in Kumasi, just three weeks after returning to Ghana.

The victim, identified as Eric Acheampong, was reportedly preparing for retirement next year. The incident unfolded at a filling station in Aboabogya, Ashanti Region, where a gang of armed robbers carried out an attack.

Angel FM’s Kwasi Oppong reported, "Around 6:30, he was driving around the Aboabogya filling station with a passenger in his car. At that same time, a gang of robbers wielding guns had launched an attack on the filling station and had taken money and other items from the filling station after ordering everyone to lie down."

As the robbers were leaving, they encountered a KIA truck and attempted to stop it but failed.

“Around 6:30, he was driving around the Aboabogya filling station with a passenger in his car. At that same time a gang of robbers wielding guns had launched an attack on the filling station and had taken monies and other items from the filling station after ordering everyone to lie down.

"While leaving, the robbers saw a KIA truck which had gone to sell water approaching, they tried to stop the truck amidst gunshots but failed.

“Then came an unregistered Highlander being driven by the deceased, which they also approached and went ahead to shoot him in the head after confronting him,” the reporter said.

Subsequently, an unregistered Highlander, driven by the deceased, approached. The robbers confronted him and proceeded to shoot him in the head.

The gang, consisting of approximately five individuals in their early twenties, fled the scene on foot before the arrival of the police. The robbers, who took only the mobile phone of the deceased, left his passenger unharmed.

Kwasi Oppong mentioned that the deceased had plans to return to America after the Christmas season.

This tragic incident underscores the vulnerability to criminal activities even during routine activities like visiting a filling station.