Ghanaian police have arrested 4 suspected armed robbers believed to be behind a collection of robberies in components of the Higher East and Northeast.
The suspects, recognized as Abdullahi Ibrahim, Amadou Rahman, Amadou Slemana also called Saaga, and Adu Yakubu, have been arrested in Bolgatanga on Tuesday, Might 5, 2026, following what police described as an intelligence-led operation.
In an announcement posted on its Fb web page on Wednesday, Might 6, 2026, the police stated investigations revealed that the suspects met in Gubane, a mining group in Talensi district, on Might 4 after touring from Yagaba and Fumbisi to hold out the theft operation.
In accordance with police, the group is suspected of stealing 4 bikes and a number of other cellphones through the assault.
The assertion stated that in interrogation, the suspects admitted to finishing up quite a few robberies in Talensi district and alongside Yagaba-Funbisi and Yagaba-Nanguruma roads within the North East area.
Police additionally stated that the suspects confessed to taking part in a theft assault on Vikandi Phone Store in Bolgatanga on March 22, 2025. The incident was captured on a viral video displaying armed males brandishing AK47 assault rifles.
Investigators have additionally linked the suspects to a theft assault at a mine website in Gubane, the place victims have been stated to have been robbed of cash and huge sums of cash.
The suspects then took investigators to a farm close to Biun, close to Gubane, the place the gang’s alleged chief, Amadou Rahman, was stated to have hidden an AK47 rifle, a police assertion stated.
A search of the scene revealed a rifle with serial quantity 68100563 and 87 stay rounds hidden in a fertilizer bag.
Police stated Rahman collapsed whereas recovering the weapon and was rushed to Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless on arrival.
His physique stays within the hospital morgue pending an post-mortem.
The remaining three suspects are in police custody and might be arraigned in court docket.
