A gang of armed robbers have attacked the IBM fuel station at Pakyi Number 2 in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region.
They allegedly made away with GH¢1,000,000 during their operation on Thursday, May 23.
According to eyewitness accounts, the armed robbers broke into the station’s office, disconnected the CCTV, and removed the digital video recorder.
They also tied the hands of a security guard and five fuel attendants who were present at the time before carrying out their operation.
While speaking to journalists, Kwabena Tawiah, the director of the fuel station, said the area needed an intensified police patrol.
Meanwhile, police have launched an investigation into the robbery, but there have been no arrests.
This is the latest in recent robbery attacks on fuel stations.
A gang of armed robbers on November 7, 2023, attacked the Gaso Filling Station in Adankrono, near Kade, in the Eastern Region.
The robbers, who were four in number, arrived at the station around 6:30 pm and unleashed a hail of gunshots, injuring a bystander.
They managed to escape with an undisclosed sum of money and a mobile phone that belonged to one of the station attendants.
The situation escalated to the point where a vehicle parked at the station displayed visible pellet holes due to the hail of gunshots unleashed by the robbers.
Unfortunately, the suspects had already fled into the forest by the time the police arrived.
The armed robbery gang executed their criminal act with precision, descending upon the Total 5 service station in what appeared to be a well-planned heist.
Despite the quick response and deployment of armed police personnel by the Effiduase District Police Command, the robbers managed to flee the scene before their arrival on the scene.