EcobanK: Armed robbers kill police Sergeant at Madina

MADINA, June 23, GNA-Four armed robbers on Monday attacked and killed a police personnel, Sergeant William Quansah who was accompanying a bullion van to the Madina branch of Ecobank.
Madina Police said the armed robbers bolted with a whole container of 60,000 Ghana cedis belonging to the bank and an AK47 belonging to the Madina Police.
When GNA contacted, the Madina District Police Commander on the issue, Chief Superintendent Paul Ayittey confirmed the story.
Information gathered around the scene was that the armed robbers arrived in two vehicles, a BMW and an unregistered Golf car.
Two of the armed robbers attacked the bullion van when it arrived and started discharging its contents and two other armed robbers attacked the police on guard in front of the bank.
The robbers wounded the police guard and made away with his AK47.
After having shot Quansah, the robbers abandoned him on the ground while he bled profusely and they continued firing in the air and managed to carry the container with the money away.
Police re-enforcement did not come on time and the four armed robbers bolted with the money. With the help of a taxi driver who showed the direction the robbers took, Madina Police chased them on the Adjiringanor road but were unable to get them.
Meanwhile, three other passengers were hit by stray bullets, two were in a trotro vehicle, while the other was driving a hired car towards Accra.
He gave his name as Richard Adu who was hit in the neck and was receiving treatment at the Legon Hospital when GNA visited the hospital.
Meanwhile, both Chief Superintendent Ayittey and Legon District Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr. Sadique Osei were present and according to the Police, intensive investigations had started to arrest the armed robbers.