Police report indicates that six suspected armed robbers have been arrested, while five others have been killed.
This was when the police embarked on series of special Anti-Robbery intelligence-led operations throughout the country during the new year.
According to the Police, the five were gunned down during a gun battle with the police.
Meanwhile, the police said similar operations are in progress in the Northern and Western North Regions and will update the public later on the matter.
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In other news: Police arrest man with firearm at A&C Mall
The Ghana Police Service in collaboration with the Military Police has arrested Flt. Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong in connection with the discharge of a firearm at A&C Mall, East Legon, on Friday, December 31, 2021.
The suspect was spotted in a video firing several shots of a firearm suspected to be AK 47 at A&C Mall, East Legon, on Friday night purportedly to welcome the new year.
The Police which noted that it was a crime to discharge a firearm in public without lawful and necessary occasion under Section 209 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) placed an amount of GH₵ 5,000.00 as a bounty for anyone who could provide information leading to his arrest to face prosecution.
In other news: Plumber jailed 5years for stealing 55-inch TV
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year old plumber to five years imprisonment for unlawful entry and stealing.
Felix Agbenyega is said to have broken into the room of Justice Ababio and made away with his 55-inch Panasonic flat screen television set, valued at ¢3,000.00.
Charged with unlawful entry and stealing, Agbenyega pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah, convicted the accused on his own plea and sentenced him accordingly.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, said the complainant, Justice Ababio, was an auto mechanic residing at Madina. The accused also resided within the same vicinity.
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