Three individuals who are accused of robbing a gold dealer at Ntow-Krom near Sekyem in the Central Region have been arrested.

The group, according to the police, attacked a gold dealer at Sekyem, fired shots at him, assaulted him, and fled the scene on a motorbike.

The Central North Regional Police Command apprehended the three suspects on June 25 after receiving intelligence.

The Assin Foso Division and the Assin Foso District Police arrested the suspects at a snap checkpoint at Assin Nyankumase.

During the arrest, the suspects attempted to dispose of the firearm used in the robbery by throwing it into a nearby bush.

However, a search of the area led to the retrieval of a pump-action gun, a spent cartridge, and a machete. One other pump-action gun was also retrieved from the robbers.

The victim was sent to the hospital for medical attention. The three suspects are currently in police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.

In May, the Police got the Ho Circuit Court to sentence three individuals to 19 years in prison for robbing one Elijah Torgbedzi of his iPhone 6s mobile phone valued at GHC700 around the Ho central market.

Mercy Sokpe, 22, Atsu Kamasa, 25, and Gidfred Dzidonu, 19, on May 4, orchestrated the robbery. Mercy approached the victim under the guise of taking a selfie and signaled her counterparts to attack Elijah with scissors and bolted with his phone.

Mercy and Atsu were arrested from their hideout in Ho.

On May 9, the three convicts were put before the Ho Circuit Court presided over by his Honor Osman Abdul-Hakeem on two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, and they pleaded guilty to the charges.

They were convicted and sentenced to three years each on the charge of conspiracy to commit robbery.

The court also sentenced Atsu and Godfred to five years each for robbery.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has entreated the public to stay vigilant whenever they are approached by strangers for help.