The three suspects in police custody
The Ghana Police Service has successfully foiled a planned robbery and arrested three suspects in connection with an attempt to steal a gold consignment valued at over GH¢1.3 million.
The suspects, identified as Adams Zibo, Massawud Yussif, and Kenneth Khartey, were apprehended last Thursday, June 26, 2025, along the Accra–Akuapem–Mamfe road.
The arrests were made possible through an intelligence-led operation by the Special Support Unit (SSU) at the National Headquarters.
According to a police statement issued on July 1, the SSU initiated the operation on Wednesday, June 25, after receiving intelligence that a gold dealer’s driver and an individual posing as his bodyguard were planning to rob the dealer during a scheduled gold delivery.
Preliminary investigations revealed that on June 26, Kenneth Khartey was apprehended near Akuapem–Mamfe while trailing a Land Cruiser transporting the gold consignment on a motorbike.
Later the same day, Adams Zibo and Massawud Yussif were arrested at East Legon in an unregistered blue Hyundai vehicle.
Investigations indicated that Zibo and Yussif had procured firearms, motorbikes, and a getaway vehicle for the robbery and were primarily responsible for the sale of the stolen gold.
“Our investigations established that the two suspects procured firearms, motorbikes and a getaway vehicle for the robbery and were responsible for the sale of the gold after the robbery,” the statement said.
The police confirmed that the gold dealer was safely rescued, and the gold, weighing approximately 1.2 kilograms and valued at GH¢1,350,343.53, was secured.
All three suspects are currently in police custody, assisting with ongoing investigations, and are expected to be arraigned before court soon.
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