The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers including one Fusieni Siakare, described as the “kingpin of recruiting people” into robbery gangs, who were terrorizing residents, mostly travellers, in the region.
The arrest was done in collaboration with the Tumu Police, as the gang was in the act of robbing travellers at Lyssa, a village on the Bazine-Nandom road, after they had blocked the stretch.
The Upper West Regional Deputy Police Commander, ACP Peter Ndekugri, told journalists that the incident happened on January 29, 2019, when the robbers attacked the occupants of five vehicles, including three private cars and two sprinter buses as well as several motorbike riders.
[contextly_sidebar id=”nvQwOcqUVEnrY9aVDaNUe6mv2lPtZQWD”]The burglars, he said, who conducted their illegal operation wielding guns, cutlasses and cudgels, robbed their victims of cell phones, laptops, cash and other valuable items.
According to ACP Ndekugri, the police effected the arrest after gathering intelligence on Wednesday, January 30. 2019 that some people, suspected of committing the previous day’s robbery were lodging at a guest house in Tumu.
He said the Police quickly moved to the said guest house and arrested the suspects; Fusieni Siakare, 47 years and Ali Suleman, 27, believed to be a herdsman, who was on the police wanted list for allegedly engaging in multiple robberies.
He added that the police retrieved 16 mobile phones, money, an Ipad, and a cutlass from the suspects and also arrested a 24-year old woman, Zulaiha Ishmael, said to be the fianceé of Fusieni Siakare.
The two suspects, who were sent to the Wa High Court, have been remanded.
According to suspect Fusieni Siakare, he was trained as a robber by a friend in Togo and has been in it for more than four years with his gang in Ghana and sometimes crossing over to Burkina Faso.
“Today my cup is full and the law court will tell whatever I deserve”, Siakare said last Friday during the police encounter with Journalists in Wa.
The Upper West Regional Crime Officer, Chief Superintendent Reynolds Manteaw, said the arrested suspects would be used to trail others involved in robberies who are still at large.
He said the Police would go the extra mile to ensure a peaceful atmosphere prevailed and maintained in the Region for law abiding citizens to go about their normal duties without fear or intimidation.
He also appealed to the general public to assist the Police with all information needed to help investigate the matter.
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Source: GNA
