The seven were among the 19 residents of Tema Community One site one in the Greater Accra region who were arrested on Friday.
Acting Tema Police Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu has said the seven will be arraigned before court on Monday.
Those arrested, according to the police arPolicee among those who scrambled for various amounts of money when an amount of GHc123, 345.00 belonging to a man who was robbed by robbers were thrown away by one of the robbers when he was being chased by the police.
Chief Inspector Dzakpasu added that they were charged with stealing after admitting to the offence in their caution statement.
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Three of the suspects, Richard Attoh alias Amartey aged 30, Qaadir Bancey aged 31 and Awudu Mohammed alias Vuga, aged 36, had admitted having taken part in the scrambling and pocketing a total of GHC2,500.00 from the crime scene, according to the Police.
However, they did not give the amount the remaining four suspects, Sulemana Bancey aged 62, Kwesi Hanson Smith, aged 66, Kabul Akuaku, aged 53 and David Nartey Daniel’s, aged 30, took from the money.
The Police is calling on the public who witnessed the incident to provide information that could lead to the arrest and retrieval of all the monies robbed from the victim adding that those with information should contact the police on 191, 18555 or 0244287775.
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Recalling the ribbing incident, the Acting Police PRO said on 23rd April 2020, Police responded to a robbery incident at the TDC traffic light where two robbers on a motorbike immobilised the vehicle of their victims by firing at the tyres and took from them an amount of GHs 123,345.00 in two polythene bags, which had been withdrawn from the bank a few minutes before the incident.
One of the robbers, the police said, was immediately shot by Police in an exchange of gunfire, while the other took to his heels, throwing the bags of money in the street, as he was being pursued by the Police, in the heat of the exchange of gunfire.
“Onlookers scrambled for the money and failed to return same, leaving the victim with an amount of GHC 2,500.00 which was salvaged” adding that intelligence gathering led to the arrest of the seven persons.
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Source: www.frontpageghana.com & GNA
