Several suspects linked to the Adabraka gold shop robbery have been arrested as investigations intensify, the Minister for the Interior Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has disclosed.

The Minister made this known on Wednesday, June 10, when he appeared before Parliament. According to him, significant progress is being made in addressing key security concerns across the country.

Meanwhile, Salam Mohammed aka Fariwata, Alhassan Iliyasu aka Arab Man, Hamza Agerego aka Nene Bawku, Abdul Samed Bonsibu Larry, Fatawu Ibrahim aka Motorway, and Abubakar Sadik aka Fifty Cent have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of robbery.

Background

A daring armed robbery unfolded in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon in Adabraka Official Town, Accra, leaving bystanders in shock.

The incident occurred between Nobles Spot and the well-known Aponkye Spot in the area. Witnesses were left immobilized, unable to intervene, as the robbers brandished a black pistol. Surprisingly, no one reported the crime to the police even after its conclusion.

The victim was left to assess his losses on his own, as the robbers, a duo on a black motorcycle, swiftly departed with a substantial amount of cash contained within a polythene bag.

Reports from Graphic Online suggest that the robbers likely trailed the victim discreetly from the location where he acquired the money.The attack was launched when the victim reached the Brewery Loop on Official Street.

Eyewitnesses who provided an account to Graphic Online stated that the incident occurred around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.Witnesses recounted hearing the robbers demanding money as they intercepted the victim.

They compelled the victim to open the bag, all of this happening on the side of a black vehicle. The daylight robbery was swift, lasting less than two minutes, and the culprits fled the scene on the same black motorcycle they used for their operation, successfully escaping with a significant sum of money.

Both the victim and the robbers were on motorcycles, with the victim utilizing a red one. The scene of the crime was the Brewery Loop, connecting Official Street at Adabraka Official Town.

According to eyewitnesses, the two assailants, their faces concealed by helmets and attired in black jackets, approached the victim on their black motorcycle from the opposite direction on the loop.

Using their motorcycle to block the victim’s path, they coerced him to halt. Swiftly, they rifled through his bag and discovered an additional GH¢400, consisting of two GH¢200 notes. Without hesitation, they seized this sum as well before making a hasty escape on their motorcycle.

The shocking incident left witnesses too afraid to intervene, leaving the victim to wait for a while before leaving the scene.

Mobile Phone Robbery Incident on the Same Stretch

Adding to the unsettling incidents in the area, another robbery transpired on the same stretch the following morning, August 24.

In this case, the target was a mobile phone. The culprits, again employing a motorcycle, intercepted the victim and demanded his mobile phone. Subsequent to the crime, they sped away.In both instances, fear seemed to immobilize witnesses from taking any action.