Adumasa: The police have arrested two persons in connection with a robbery incident at Adumasa in the Ashanti Region. The two suspects, whose names were not given, are assisting the police in investigations. An assault rifle and live ammunition were retrieved from the scene.
According to Ghana News Agency, a police situational report stated that on September 20, 2025, at about 1930 hours, Superintendent Teddy Brown, the District Commander, received information from a caller at Bomfa regarding a robbery incident at Adumasa. Superintendent Brown, along with Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) L.J. Kanton and the Police Patrol Team, proceeded to the scene.
Investigations upon arrival revealed that three robbers on a motorbike, wielding different types of guns, including an assault rifle numbered M47M16A2E, arrived at the Adumasa market and attacked Ebenezer Boampong, a gold merchant. The robbers fired sporadically, demanding the gold buyer surrender all his gold and cash.
Deborah Augustina, a 28-year-old food vendor, Alhassan Iddrisu, 29, Redford Osei Bright, 28, Ebenezer Boampong Adubofour, 35, gold buyer, Isaac Mensah, 36, and Shadrach Marfo, 23, were injured during the incident. The robbers succeeded in taking away an unspecified quantity of gold and cash.
A chase by residents of the town resulted in the robbers abandoning the assault rifle and four live ammunitions, as well as a motorbike, which was completely burnt, and fled to an unknown destination. However, the police and the Assembly member of Adumasa combed the area but did not find the robbers.
Police report that the six victims, who were rushed to the SDA Hospital at Nobwam and the Konongo Government Hospital, are all in stable condition. The crime scene has been secured for further investigations.
