Accra: The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attempt in Accra through an intelligence-led operation by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID).
According to Ghana News Agency, the operation, conducted on Monday, July 15, 2025, followed credible intelligence that five armed men were lodging at a hotel in Labadi and planning to rob a foreign national at Cantonments.
'While en route to their target location in a Toyota Yaris vehicle, the suspects, detecting police surveillance, opened fire on the police team shooting one of our officers in the process,' a police statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said.
The police returned fire, injuring two of the suspects who were later pronounced dead at the Police Hospital.
'The injured officer, who sustained gunshot wounds to his legs and underarm, is on admission, receiving medical attention and responding to treatment,' the statement said.
The police retrieved two pump-action guns loaded with ammunition, live cartridges, three mobile phones, talismans and other items from the scene.
A manhunt is currently underway for the remaining three suspects who are on the run.
