8 armed robbers attacked ABSA Bank bullion van on Friday afternoon at Maapehia on the Techiman – Sunyani in the Bono East Region.
According to a report by Mynewsgh.com, the incident happened when one Lance Corporal Yussif Abubakar, a Police officer stationed at Tanoso District Headquarters on board the bullion van with registration GT 3181- W, driven by Frank Agyemang age 44 years and Sampson Kofi Sarfo age 45 years on special duty was heading from Techiman towards Sunyani at about 3:30 pm.
The armed robbers ambushed the van and managed to injure the police officer on guard, the driver of the van and Sampson Kofi Sarfo who was on special duty.
They made away with the cash amount of Ghc 638,000 as well as an AK 47 service rifle Number AZ 5522 loaded with 19 rounds of ammunition plus a police body armour vest and one Tecno mobile phone and one Infinix mobile phone.
The victims were rushed to Holy Family Hospital in Techiman where they were treated and discharged.
The case is being investigated.
