Source: Africa Publicity
Police in the Bono Region of Ghana have arrested eight suspected armed robbers in a major crackdown on criminal activities in the region.
The Bono Regional Police Command, in a statement issued on Monday, December 8, 2025, said the arrests form part of a targeted crackdown on criminal gangs responsible for a series of robberies and organised criminal activities within Bono and parts of the Ahafo Region.
In the statement, Police identified the suspects as Johnson Amponsah Kwame Diawuo, 47; Shadrach Owusu, 25; Kwafo Samuel, 30; Latif Mustapha, 28; Mosby Owusu, 20; Kofi Iddrisa, 45; Kwabena Agon Azubilla Akalotey, 18; and Baba Kumi Foster, 35.
The statement said the suspects were rounded up at different locations during the operations.
It says one of the breakthroughs occurred after an attempted robbery on the Berekum–Drobo Road on November 18, 2025 was foiled by a timely Police Patrol Team.
It added that subsequent investigations revealed that the attack was carried out by a five-member gang led by ex-convict Johnson Amponsah Kwame Diawuo.
According to the statement, two members of the gang, Kwafo Samuel and Shadrach Owusu, reportedly confessed and identified Amponsah as the mastermind behind the botched attack and several others in the Nkaseim area.
The statement pointed out that police later arrested Amponsah at his hideout in Nyamennae, where officers retrieved quantities of Indian hemp, motorcycle helmets and machetes, which have been kept as exhibits.
In a separate intelligence-led operation targeting another criminal group in Berekum, police picked up suspects Latif Mustapha, also known as Star Boy, and Mosby Owusu at Domfete. Mustapha allegedly attempted to evade arrest by hiding in his ceiling but was eventually apprehended.
A third suspect, 18-year-old Kwabena Agon Azubilla Akalotey, believed to be the original owner of a recovered pistol, was also detained.
A search of Mustapha’s room revealed a cache of items including military camouflage uniforms, a toy Glock pistol, live ammunition, a taser, military boots, knives, talismans, laptops, suspected laced toffees and other tools believed to be used for criminal operations.
Police also discovered a Parabellum Model R-9 pistol loaded with two rounds of ammunition in the room of Mosby Owusu, allegedly sold to him by Mustapha for GH¢9,000.
Additionally, two other suspects, Kofi Iddrisa and Baba Kumi Foster, were arrested at Ewiakrom for allegedly receiving stolen motorcycles and tricycles smuggled into Côte d’Ivoire. Police retrieved three motorcycles and a tricycle from them.
On Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Amponsah, Owusu and Samuel were arraigned at the Fiapre Circuit Court on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and attempted robbery. They were remanded by Her Worship Akua Adoma Addae and are expected back in court on December 22.
On the same day, Mustapha and Mosby appeared before the Sunyani District Court B, where they were charged with illicit trafficking and possession of firearms and military uniforms without lawful authority.
