Sunyani: A Police intelligence-led operation gun down a suspected armed robber in exchange of gunfire on the Dormaa-Gonokrom highway in the Bono Region has region. The deceased, according to the Police, was among a gang of robbers who planned and attempted to attack traders using the stretch.
According to Ghana News Agency, addressing a news conference in Sunyani, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCoP) Mr. Joshuah Coppson, the Bono Regional Police Commander, said the incident happened between February 11 and 12, 2026. He elaborated that the Police had since seized five assorted firearms and ammunition, explaining that the Police surveillance team deployed personnel after receiving information about the planned attack.
DCoP Coppson stated that when the personnel arrived, the gang opened fire, resulting in an exchange of bullets. The Police later discovered the death of one of the robbers with an AK47 rifle beside him. Further search led to the recovery of additional items including two Baikal single barrel guns, one pump action gun, one Beretta pistol with 34 rounds of nine mm ammunition, as well as one AK47 rifle loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition.
Other weapons included 10 rounds of ammunition, 39 rounds of BB Cartridges, one dragger, a mobile phone, a black mask, and a set of talismans hidden in a sack as well as a Honda Motorbike. DCoP Coppson revealed that the AK47 was a Police rifle that was forcibly seized from an officer who was escorting some market women from Buipe to Sunyani between Buoko and Ayegbe in the Wenchi Municipality on January 12, 2025.
He mentioned that the body of the deceased had since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for identification, preservation, and autopsy. He assured that the police were working seriously to identify and apprehend the other suspects. DCoP urged the public to support the fight against crime by providing the Police with information about people with questionable characters.