The DCOP, Kwesi Ofori in a statement released on March 8 indicated that two police officers were killed and 5 suspects linked to the bullion van robbery that happened some months ago at Jamestown are currently in police custody after their arrest.
According to (DCOP), Mr Kwesi Ofori, the suspects were arrested to assist the police in locating the hideout of the gang at Borteyman near Ashaiman when they were met with an exchange of gunshots that eventually caused the death of the policemen. fire leading to their deaths.
“And an intelligence-led field operation took off and in the process, there were heavy exchange of fire and the two sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to the police hospital in Accra but they later passed on,” Mr Kwesi Ofori said while providing a clarification in a radio interview monitored by Graphic Online on Accra based Joy FM on Wednesday morning [March 9, 2022]
He said “the police were shot at, there was exchange of fire and they were injured in the process and they were sent to the hospital and they passed on.”
“So let us understand this, that in police operations, they are high risks in nature and at the time the raid took place it was very serious and well targeted operations and even as I speak to you, we’ve arrested four policemen, one other civilian and they will be put before court,” Mr Ofori added.
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