Robber arrested with weapons

A certain Alhassan Imrani, 38, has been arrested by the Northern Regional Police Command for possessing a number of firearms, ammunition and telltale items believed to have been used in robbery activities.

The suspect is believed to be linked to a crime committed earlier in Tema for which the law enforcements have been on a manhunt for him.

According a police report on September 5 following a tip-off, DSP/Mr. Mick Omari Boakye, Tamale Divisional Crime Officer, and D/Const. Vincent Nketiah assisted by a Tamale Patrol team arrested the suspect and sent him to the Divisional Headquarters, Tamale.

The entry was that the suspect was involved in a robbery which was reported to the Tema Regional CID.

When his residence was searched at Banvim in Tamale, three pistols, four mobile phones, one black HP laptop, one AK47 assault rifle bat, one G3 empty magazine, six registered vehicle number plates, one plier, 98-auto 45 live ammunition, 165 auto 389 live ammunition, four pistol empty cartridges and one white Toyota Highlander with registration No. GW 3241-20 were retrieved by the police.

A spraying shop was visited by the police in the course of the investigation and an ash colour Toyota Highlander with its front and rear bumpers removed was found. The vehicle was suspected to have been snatched at gunpoint in Tema.

It has been moved to the Northern Regional Police Headquarters as an exhibit in the investigations.

The suspect is in the custody of the police in Tamale as investigations continue.

Source: Daily Guide