Nkawkaw Police Grab Suspected Armed Robber

A 26-year-old armed robber suspected to have masterminded several robberies in a number of houses in Nkawkaw and its surrounding communities has been arrested by the Nkawkaw police.The suspect, Gilbert Kissi, alias Short Man, who was said to have led different gangs of robbers not only to rob households but also assault and rape their victims, was arrested, together with his girlfriend, at his hideout at Madina in Accra at 12.30 p.m. on January 19, 2008.
The suspect, who was on the police wanted list in Nkawkaw and Accra, was, at the time of his arrest, in possession of a number of stolen items such as jewellery, mobile phones, a DVD player and a pair of shoes.
He was said to have told the police that he had stolen the items from one of his victims, a pastor, in Nkawkaw.
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Nkawkaw, the Nkawkaw Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Paul Awini, said the suspect was the architect of two robberies in two houses in Nkawkaw on December 30, last year, during which the gangsters made away with GH¢1,570 and other valuables.
He said although three of Kissi's accomplices were arrested through the vigilance of one of the victims who alerted a police patrol team in Nkawkaw, Kissi himself managed to escape.
Chief Supt Awini said on December 4, last year, Kissi also led a four-member gang of armed robbers to rob one Rev Ohene Akuffo of the Nkawkaw branch of the International Central Gospel Church and made away with jewellery, a DVD player, pairs of shoes and travelling bags which were later identified by the reverend minister as those stolen from his house.
The Divisional Police Commander said Kissi's arrest was made possible through a close collaboration between the Nkawkaw police and their counterparts at the Accra Central Police Station, with support from an informant.
Meanwhile, the suspect has been placed in police custody pending further investigations into the matter.
Story by Nana Konadu Agyeman