Ashanti Regional Police Command arrest three suspects in connection with robbery and murder of mobile money vendors

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended three suspects linked to the robbery and murder of two mobile vendors in the Ashanti Region.

Speaking to the media at a press conference in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye—Cudjoe, said the suspects were arrested at separate locations.

“The first incident took place on Thursday, 13 February 2025, at Kro from around noon, where the victim, Patricia Nimako, tragically lost her life alongside a sum of money.

The second incident also occurred on the night of Monday 10, March 2025, when the victim, Gideon Owusu Sarpong, alias Junior, was robbed and murdered at his residence in Kwadaso. He said;

The arrested suspects, identified as Charles Kwame Danso, 23, also known as “Kwame Charles” or Miami; Philip Foujour, 29; and Samuel Addae Mensah, 42, were arrested on 21st March 2025. at Pankrono and Atimatim respectfully.

According to him, the suspects are currently in police custody and will soon be brought before the court to face justice.

Meanwhile, the police have assured that efforts are underway to locate the fourth suspect, in the person of Martin Amoah, aka Augustine Amoah, alias Baba Macho, who is believed to be hiding in Kumasi, Dunkwa, on Offin Diaso in the Central region.