A special intelligence team of the Ghana Police Service has dismantled a robbery gang linked to multiple violent attacks in the Upper East Region following an operation on April 29, 2026.
Four suspects—Awudu Kasim, Malik Baako, Mohammed Amidu, and Wadud Abdul—were arrested at their hideout in Zuarungu.
A search of the premises led to the recovery of a G3 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition, concealed in a motorbike previously stolen by suspect Samsudeen Mohammed and an accomplice known as “DJ,” who remains at large. Police also retrieved seven additional motorbikes believed to be stolen.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to a series of attacks, including a February 4 ambush along the Zuarungu–Kongo road, where bus driver Ussif Abdul Razak sustained gunshot injuries and lost three fingers. They also admitted to robbing cargo driver Mohammed Ibrahim on the same route.
The group further confessed to a March 28 robbery at the Kejetia mining site in Gbane, where miner Atani Mark was robbed of cash and gold, among other incidents.
Two suspects—Samsudeen Mohammed and Seidu Safianu—were fatally injured during the operation. Their bodies have been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for autopsy.
The four arrested suspects remain in custody assisting investigations, while efforts continue to apprehend other accomplices, including the fugitive known as “DJ.”
The Ghana Police Service has assured the public that all remaining suspects will be pursued and brought to justice.
