FOUR persons, who were alleged to have attempted to snatch a Toyota Hilux Pick-Up vehicle from the owner at gun-point at Obodan, a village near Nsawam last Saturday have been arrested.
The suspects are Mohammed Seidu, 28, Francis Adjei, 30 Kwadwo Bismark, 22 and Isaac Kofi Arthur, 27.
Briefing the press after their arrest, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ransford Moses Ninson said on September 16, 2010 the victim, Braimah Kweku, drove the Toyota Hilux Pick-Up with registration number GT 2166 Z belonging to his boss from Bolgatanga to Nsawam with two relatives of his boss for a funeral.
He said the relatives lodged with a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police at Ahodwo Ketewa, a suburb of Nsawam to be picked to and from the funeral grounds.
DCOP Ninson stated that on September 18, 2010 when the driver was returning with the vehicle after sending the two relatives of his boss to where they were residing, he had to slow down because of the rough nature of the road.
According to him, one of the suspects, who was wielding a pistol, stopped him after which they forcibly collected the driver’s mobile phone and the vehicle’s ignition key from him after struggling with him.
DCOP Ninson further stated that, almost at the same time Bismark and Arthur alighted from a taxi at the spot and attempted without success to join the Pick-Up which sped off with Seidu and Adjei in it.
The Regional Police Commander said the driver of the Pick-Up realising that his vehicle was being taken away, jumped into it and started shouting.
That attracted people to the scene who arrested the suspects.
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