{"id":3644,"date":"2021-06-29T11:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/?p=3644"},"modified":"2021-06-29T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:28:14","slug":"exclusive-cctv-footage-shows-how-adedenkpo-bullion-van-robbers-carried-out-deadly-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/29\/exclusive-cctv-footage-shows-how-adedenkpo-bullion-van-robbers-carried-out-deadly-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive CCTV footage shows how Adedenkpo bullion van robbers carried out deadly operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has emerged about the robbery on a bullion van near Jamestown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m-article-1\" data-google-query-id=\"CNKD-_zZvPECFQ0F0wodKZIFSA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1002554\/Adomonline\/ado-article-right_rectangle_mid_0__container__\">The video, which is currently under scrutiny by state security agencies, shows how the criminals executed their well-planned operation strategically.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theghanareport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-28-at-16.39.13.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Exclusive information available to Theghanareport indicates that the gang started trailing the white MON-TRAN vehicle shortly after take-off on Monday, June 14.<\/p>\n<p>The six robbers on three motorbikes followed the vehicle for several minutes around town before pouncing on the occupants at Adedenkpo, a suburb of Jamestown in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>At 11:52 am, they were captured around the Bishop Bowers Junction, heading to Accra at a safe distance behind the bullion van.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theghanareport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-28-at-16.39.14-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Their movements seemed to have been timed according to a plan.<\/p>\n<p>The bikers interspersed with about seven commercial and private vehicles in a way that raised no suspicion along the route of the bullion van.<\/p>\n<p>Road users were going about their normal activities along the stretch since it appeared the eventual assailants were \u2018okada\u2019 operators with pillion riders.<\/p>\n<p>A little after 12 pm, the van made a turn at the Korle Bu Junction and drove across the Korle Lagoon bridge towards Jamestown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m-article-2\" data-google-query-id=\"CN6EtK7YvPECFc890wodepoChQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1002554\/Adomonline\/ado-article-right_rectangle_mid_1__container__\">At a traffic stop at Adedenkpo, the bullion van halted, and the lead motorcycle bypassed the car.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theghanareport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-28-at-16.39.14-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The others followed, and they eventually sandwiched the bullion van at a crowded area where they unleashed their deadly attack.<\/p>\n<p>In the process to rob the van of the cash contents, they shot the police escort dead on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>A young lady, Afua Badu, who witnessed the incident, was not spared by the ruthless squad.<\/p>\n<p>The bullion van driver sustained severe injuries while two ladies at the back of the van managed to escape unhurt.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later, the people in the vicinity were seen fleeing in different directions without paying attention to oncoming traffic, to save their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The three motorcycles were seen moving at top speed from the scene amidst indiscriminate firing of gunshots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theghanareport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-06-28-at-16.39.14.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>They were spotted again at Korle Bu Junction at about 12:08, as they escaped with their booty in the direction of the Bishop Bowers Junction, video shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Police report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the police, the unidentified armed men on several motorbikes crossed the bullion van, which was on a pay\/collection errand, at about 1100 hours at Adedenkpo, a suburb of James Town.<\/p>\n<p>The robbers shot at the police officer on escort duty in the van, killing him instantly.<br \/>\nThe armed men also fired sporadically in the air and on the driver, who sustained gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>A hawker was also killed by the armed men when one of two ladies on the bullion van stepped out and ran in the deceased seller\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n<p>A lady at the back of the van, identified as a teller of MON-TRAN, escaped unhurt.<br \/>\nHowever, she was sent to the hospital to be treated for trauma.<br \/>\nInvestigators visited the crime scene and retrieved 17 spent shells.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four suspects arrested<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four persons are said to have been arrested in connection to the crime.<br \/>\nCollins Addae aka Kekye; Ebenezer Gyimah, aka Peace; Musa Kamara, 26; and his brother Suleman Ketah, 26, alias 69, both from Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>They were arrested in a joint police operation at their hideouts in a mining site at Kyebi in the Eastern Region on Saturday, June 26.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One suspect at large<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the police are still in search of one of the suspects currently at large.<br \/>\nAccording to reliable sources of Theghanareport, an Accra Circuit court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Hakam, popularly known as \u2018Red Devil\u2019 who is believed to be hiding in Tamale, Yendi, Kumasi, Accra or Tema.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-source-tags\"><\/div>\n<div>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/exclusive-cctv-footage-shows-how-adedenkpo-bullion-van-robbers-carried-out-deadly-operation\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\">Theghanareport<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"vuukle-comments\">\n<div class=\"vuukle-ads\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1497448474263-1\" data-google-query-id=\"CLTP9YDdvPECFQE_0wodk28IaQ\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has emerged about the robbery on a bullion van near Jamestown. The video, which is currently under scrutiny by state security agencies, shows how the criminals executed their well-planned operation strategically. Exclusive information available to Theghanareport indicates that the gang started trailing the white MON-TRAN vehicle shortly after take-off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[641],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3644"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3647,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644\/revisions\/3647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}