Police Gun Down Leader of Robbers Who Set Ablaze Police Officers In Zuarungu

The Ghana Police reports they have gunned down one of three armed robbers who shot and set ablaze two police officers in Zuarungu, in the Upper East Region.

The deceased policemen were on a motorbike patrolling the community when they met their untimely death.

The victims are said to have chanced on the thieves who were robbing a ‘provisions’ shop at the market square. Upon seeing the officers, the robbers opened fire.

In a statement on Facebook the Police said “A special Anti-Robbery squad, assisted by the Upper East Regional Police Command through an intelligence-led operation at Kpatia in the Talensi District have gunned down suspect Laayaame Simon alias Yendu aged 34 years, one of the three suspected armed robbers who callously murdered two Police officers at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region.”

Source: GhanaFeed.com