Police on Wednesday arrested a dangerous armed robbery and murder suspect, at Adeiso in the Eastern Region.
The suspect, Godstrong Tettey, has been on the Police wanted list for alleged murder, car-snatching cases and violent landguard activities.
Godstrong Tettey, according to police, had become notorious when he was seen in a widely circulated video on social media, brandishing a pistol.
Police intelligence led to his capture at Adeiso on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, and items retrieved include two pump action guns, one locally manufactured pistol and one new foreign-manufactured pistol.
The operation forms part of the Police Administrations’ resolve to weed out criminals from our society.
“Such intelligence-led preventive policing and strategic operations will continue. We commend the public for the enhanced partnership in fighting crime and we urge anyone with any information on crime to call the Police emergency numbers 191 and 18555,” police said.
Police pursue robbers
In the Ashanti Region, police are pursuing robbery suspects who allegedly killed a night security guard of an aluminium profile company at Ahenema Kokoben, a suburb of Kumasi.
The guard of A2 Aluminum Profile Company was killed on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, by robbers who also made away with several amounts of money and a generator.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for preservation and autopsy after the Crime Scene Management team had processed the scene for evidential materials to aid the investigation.
“The Police are appealing to the public to assist with credible information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects. The Police can be contacted through the Police emergency numbers 0299202240, 0299207770, 191 or 18555,” police appealed.