Police arrest five over robbery, murder of gold buyer at Agona Nkwanta

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of a 40-year-old gold buyer at Agona Fie near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region.

The victim, identified as Seth Kobina, was shot in the chest when armed men attacked his gold-buying shop on Thursday, August 20.

He was rushed to the Agona Nkwanta Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The police said preliminary investigations and CCTV footage led them to identify one of the suspects as the alleged leader of the gang.

“Preliminary investigations and CCTV footage identified suspect Emmanuel Amponsah alias ‘Vandam’, 29, as the alleged leader of the gang,” the police said in a statement issued on Monday, August 24.

Police arrested Amponsah at a guest house in Agona Nkwanta on Friday, August 21, and recovered a locally manufactured pistol and two live BB cartridges from him.

The suspect was subsequently taken ill and rushed to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Further investigations led to the arrest of Christopher Seyiri alias “Cross and Die”, 47; Bashiru Ibrahim, 20; Thomas Odoom alias “Wale”, 30; and Isaac Quayeson alias “Last Burial”.

Quayeson was arrested at Denkyira Kwaboso in the Western North Region, where a search of his residence resulted in the recovery of a locally manufactured pistol, three live BB cartridges, a metal bar and two cutlasses.

“During investigations, suspect Quayeson identified suspect Amponsah as the person who shot and killed the deceased and also identified suspect Odoom as one of the suspects captured in the CCTV footage,” the police said.

The five suspects are assisting the police with investigations as efforts continue to arrest other accomplices linked to the robbery and murder.