Source: Africa Publicity
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested two men in connection with an alleged robbery and carjacking incident.
According to the police in a statement dated November 8, 2025, the incident occurred at Mpatasie near St. Anthony Hospital in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The statement, signed by Chief Inspector Brigette Babanawo, Public Relations Officer of the CID, said the suspects, identified as Issaka Jamal, aged 30, and Kwado Badu, aged 40, were arrested after attempting to flee from the police along the Ofankor–St. John’s stretch of the Accra–Nsawam Highway on November 8, 2025.
It added that “One sustained a gunshot wound and the other minor injuries; both are currently receiving treatment at the Police Hospital.”
According to the statement, “Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects and their accomplice attacked two occupants of an unregistered silver Hyundai Tucson (DV-5357-Z) at Mpatasie on 7th November 2025, robbing them of one hundred and twenty thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc 120,000), three mobile phones, identity cards, work tools, and other personal belongings before escaping with the vehicle.”
The statement further indicated that the CID “operation led to the recovery of the stolen Hyundai Tucson, five thousand, nine hundred Ghana Cedis (Ghc 5,900) in cash, a customized number plate marked ‘Congo-1-24’, and other exhibits. The recovered items have been secured at the Police Headquarters, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects.”
