The Ghana Police Service has foiled a planned robbery attack at Buipe in the Savannah Region, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the death of two others during a follow-up operation.
Savannah Regional Deputy Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Reynolds Manteaw, said the incident began on April 26, 2026, when a patrol team on duty along the Yapei–Tamale road encountered three armed men.
The suspects opened fire on an armoured Police vehicle, prompting officers to return fire.
The suspects fled into nearby bushes, leaving behind a locally manufactured firearm and an empty cartridge.
Intelligence-led operations later led to the arrest of two suspects—Osman Abdulai, also known as “Landan”, and Umar Seidu in Tamale on April 27.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted they had planned to carry out a robbery at Yapei but abandoned the mission after being involved in a motor accident.
They also confessed to attacking the Police patrol team and identified their accomplices as Babuga, Kilor, and Malami.
The suspects subsequently led Police to a location along the Yapei–Salaga road, where a single-barrel shotgun with a modified barrel and five rounds of ammunition were retrieved.
In a follow-up operation on April 29, Police, acting on further intelligence, tracked the remaining suspects to a guest house in Buipe.
ACP Manteaw added that during an attempt to apprehend them, one of the suspects, identified as Babuga, reportedly attacked officers with a machete and was shot.
Both suspects sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to the Buipe District Hospital but were pronounced dead on arrival.
Their bodies have since been deposited at St. Ann’s Hospital in Damongo for preservation and autopsy.
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