Bank customers’ robbers: Police arrest three in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be behind a series of robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi and its environs.

The operation led to the arrest of two Nigerians: Aboy Promise. aged 30, and Favour Uwalaka, aged 45, at a hotel in Moshie Zongo and Kingsley. alias “KC”,

A press release issued by Superintendent of Police Godwin Atsu Ahianyo, Head of the Command’s Public Affairs Unit and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said.

“On 31st October 2026, at about 11:30 pm, an IGP’s Special Team, comprising personnel from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID Headquarters and the Accra Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), acting on intelligence, embarked on an operation to apprehend these suspects.”

A search of their rooms recovered GH¢ 1,600.00, assorted mobile phones, a Royal motorbike, and a master key used to gain unauthorised access to victims' vehicles and steal cash, Superintendent Ahianyo noted.

He said during interrogation, the suspects admitted their involvement in the robberies and mentioned two accomplices: Chinedu, alias Alhaji and Kingsley, alias “KC”.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate monitored banking premises, identified customers who withdrew substantial sums of money and trailed them before attacking and robbing them”.

They also broke into unattended vehicles belonging to bank customers using a master key to steal cash kept inside.

The suspects, the release added, subsequently led the police team to another hotel in Dechemso, a suburb of Kumasi, where Kingsley alias “KC”, also a Nigerian, was arrested.

The alleged remaining accomplice, Chinedu, alias Alhaji, is currently on the run.

The Command is appealing to the public to volunteer any credible information that could lead to his arrest. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to report to the nearest police station or contact the Police through emergency numbers 191, 112 or the toll-free MTN and Telecel line 18555.

The suspects, he said, admitted to robbing a victim of GH¢15,000.00 at Asokore Mampong on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, after the victim had withdrawn money from Kwamang Rural Bank.

They also admitted to similar robberies at the Atonsu branch of Fidelity Bank, the Ahodwo branch of Access Bank and other locations within Kumasi and its environs.

Superintendent Ahianyo said the three suspects have since been handed over to the Ashanti Regional Police Command, which is assisting with the investigation.

“The Command cautions bank customers to remain vigilant. Be alert to suspicious persons around banking premises and avoid leaving cash or other valuables unattended in vehicles.

It also commended the public for their continued cooperation and assured residents of its commitment to combating robbery and other criminal activities in the Region.