Binaba: Police Arrest Three Criminals With Guns, Masks, Stolen Laptops and Phones In Their Possession

A joint team of Police and Operation Conquered Fist personnel in Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region have arrested three suspected criminals during a swoop at Kopela, a community in Binaba.

The suspects, Amidu Salifu 23, Salifu Tongere 24 and Nuhu Azumah 14 are all Fulani herdsmen.

The three suspects were arrested when the team conducted a series of searches in the district to clamp down on criminals who have been terrorising market women and mobile money vendors in the area.

A search on them led the team to retrieve one single barrel gun, one pump action gun, thirty (30) live BB cartridges, two Lenovo laptops, seven (7) assorted keypad mobile phones and face mask which were in their possession.

The Zebilla Police Commander, Superintendent Ahmed Adam Mahama, speaking to ModernGhana reporter in Zebilla after the exercise said, the suspects, upon seeing the team abandoned the items and took to their heels.

He said, after a hot chase, the team managed to arrest them.

Superintendent Ahmed added the first two suspects were arrested near a bush which is about 400metres away from their hideout (shelter) at Kopela who led them to arrest the remaining suspect at their hideout where the items were found in their possession.

The suspects have since been processed and arraigned before Court.

Supt Ahmed stressed that the police and Operation Conquered Fist personnel will not rest on their horses as they plan to continue with their intelligence gathering patrols to bring all persons terrorising the township and making life unsafe to book.

According to him, the exercise is a directive from national headquarters to all divisional, districts and unit commanders to make sure criminals are brought to book, an exercise they have taken it upon themselves to ensure no criminal find the place a safe haven to commit their crimes.

He added that they have doubled their steps on activities in and around the Zebilla township and warn persons engaging in all manner of criminal activities to desist from such negative attitudes or face their wrath.

Superintendent Ahmed Adam Mahama, called on residents of Zebilla to assist them with information to help flush out criminals.