The Ghana Police Service has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a statement issued by the Accra Regional Police Command, preliminary investigations indicate that the incident occurred on July 3, 2026, when two armed men on a motorbike attacked the vendor, who was driving home with GH¢140,000 in cash. The suspects allegedly fired at the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and front windscreen before seizing the cash.
Police said the victim pursued the suspects and fired at them as they attempted to flee. One of the suspects was fatally shot at the scene, while the other escaped, abandoning the stolen bag containing the full GH¢140,000, which was subsequently recovered. The victim was not injured.
A search conducted on the deceased suspect led to the recovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines loaded with 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46. Police also retrieved five spent AK-47 shells and two spent pistol shells from the scene.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy, and identification, while the Accra Regional Police Command has taken over investigations. Efforts are underway to arrest the fleeing suspect.
The Police have appealed to the public to volunteer any information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect by reporting to the nearest police station or calling the emergency numbers 18555 or 191.
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