There is a reported case of armed robber around Jamasi near Mampong in the Asante region with about seven passengers in critical condition.
The incident is said to have occurred at about 2:45 am of Friday 26th January.
The gunmen stop a number of cars including a VIP bus with registration number AC 7419-15 which was travelling from Accra to Yeji.
The armed robbers set up a roadblock to obstruct the movement of vehicles.
According to the driver of the VIP bus, the armed robbers signaled him to stop when he was descending a hill. Initially he thought it was a police checkpoint little he did he know that it was a checkpoint mounted by the armed robbers.
“One of them pointed a gun at me, insisting I stop the bus and ordered that I opened the door which I did. They entered the bus and started shooting indiscriminately. They stole parcels which were been delivered and my money,” he narrated.
According to one of the passengers, there was a police escort on board the VIP bus who engaged on a shootout with the robbers, thereby injuring one.
Passengers who sustained various degrees of injuries have been admitted at the Mampong Government Hospital.
Source: Kobina Darlington/peacefmonline.com
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