Armed robbers kill 2 friends at Welembelle
Two friends were shot and killed by armed men, who attacked and robbed a mobile money vendor at Welembelle in the Sissala East Municipality.
The Assembly Member of the Welembelle Electoral Area, Jonas Dimah, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that at about 7pm on Saturday, four armed men stormed a mobile money joint at Sukparibelle, a suburb of Welembelle and took away an unspecified amount of money amid sporadic shootings.
He said all the people at the scene were asked to lie down before their money was taken away from them at gunpoint.
According to Mr Dimah, after the robbery, the robbers attempted to escape, but the deceased, Munkailu Tordia, 40, and Fuseini Benorwuo, 38, a driver and a farmer, raised the alarm and decided to chase them, and the robbers shot them to death.
Other eyewitnesses said the deceased identified one of the robbers and mentioned the name, leading to the eventual shooting of the pair.
“The moment after the attack, two of the robbers who could not start the engine of the unregistered Aloba motorcycle left it and bolted away while shooting in the air. This scared many of the residents who hid in their rooms in fear,” a witness said.
The police in Welembelle joined angry youth to search for the robbers, but to no avail.
Chief Superintendent Frederick Lumor, the Sissala East Divisional Commander, visited the scene of the attack and later interacted with the families of the deceased.
No arrest has been made, and the Divisional Police Commander appealed to the people to volunteer vital information for the police to arrest the suspects.
The Welembelle robbery and the killing of the two have shocked residence of the entire Sissala area where armed robbery of mobile money vendors and shops appears to be on the ascendency.
For the past two months, robberies have been reported at Bugubelle, Kong, Challu and Welembelle.
The Police in Tumu had made some arrests following the robbery incident at Kong and the alleged attackers were arraigned.
The assembly member appealed to the Inspector General of Police to increase police presence in Welembelle and establish police posts in the municipality.
The two deceased who left behind wives, children and other relatives have since been buried according to Islamic doctrines.
—Myjoyonline.com
