The Ashanti Regional Police Command in Ghana has arrested three Nigerian nationals in connection with a series of robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi and its surrounding areas.
The suspects are Aboy Promise, 30, Favour Uwalaka, 45, and Kingsley, alias KC, 35. A fourth suspect, identified as Chinedu, alias Alhaji, is currently on the run.
According to a press release signed by Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahiany0, Head of the Public Affairs Unit for the Ashanti Region, the arrests followed an intelligence-led operation on October 31, 2026.
“On 31st October 2026, at about 11:30pm, an IGP’s Special Team, comprising personnel from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID Headquarters and the Accra Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, acting on intelligence, embarked on an operation to apprehend these suspects,” the statement read.
The police said the suspects were arrested at a hotel in Moshie Zongo. A search of their rooms led to the recovery of GH¢1,600.00, assorted mobile phones, a Royal motorbike and a master key used to gain unauthorised access to victims’ vehicles.
Preliminary investigations showed that the syndicate monitored banking premises, identified customers who withdrew large sums of money, and trailed them before attacking and robbing them.
They also broke into unattended vehicles belonging to bank customers using the master key to steal cash kept inside.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted to their involvement and mentioned two accomplices, Chinedu and Kingsley.
The suspects led the police to another hotel at Dechemso, a suburb of Kumasi, where Kingsley was arrested. Chinedu remains at large.
The suspects admitted to robbing a victim of GH¢415,000.00 at Asokore Mampong on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, after the victim withdrew money from Kwamang Rural Bank.
They also admitted to similar robberies at the Atonsu branch of Fidelity Bank, the Ahodwo branch of Access Bank and other locations within Kumasi and its environs.
The three arrested suspects have been handed over to the Ashanti Regional Police Command and are helping with investigations.
The Command urged bank customers to remain vigilant, be alert to suspicious persons around banking premises, and avoid leaving cash or other valuables unattended in vehicles.
It also appealed to the public to provide any credible information that could lead to Chinedu’s arrest, urging anyone with information to report to the nearest police station or contact the Police through emergency numbers 191, 112 or the toll-free MTN and Telecel line 18555.
The Command commended the public for their continued cooperation and assured residents of its commitment to fighting robbery and other criminal activities in the region.
