Mobile money vendor shot by armed robbers

A mobile money vendor is in critical condition after suspected armed men attacked him at Sawla in the Savannah Region on Saturday, 26 March 2022.

The incident happened at about 8:00 pm when he was locking his shop after the day’s work.

Eyewitnesses say the victim was shot by an assailant who was on a motorbike and his money snatched from him. He was subsequently rushed to the Sawla district hospital, where he was stabilized and later referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital after initial challenges with the shortage of oxygen at the hospital and ambulance.

Mobile money vendors have for years been victims of armed robbery attacks as criminals see them as easy prey.

Police say they have begun an investigation into the attack.

The incident is the second in four months.

On 9 December 2021, robbers shot and killed two people after robbing a mobile money vendor of his money and phone.

26 May 2020

On 26 May 2020, a 30-year-old mobile money vendor was shot dead at Kyobariyiri in the Jirapa municipality of the Upper West Region by armed men, who attacked and robbed him on his way home from work.

The deceased, Emmanuel Baba-Ennawuori, was pronounced dead at the Jirapa Hospital, where he was rushed, after sustaining gunshot wounds.

1 March 2020

Armed men attacked and killed the Assemblymember for Sogakope in the Volta Region and took away GH¢30,000.

Mawutor Adzahli, who is a mobile money merchant, was knifed several times and shot in a dawn attack in his home at Sogakope.

28 December 2019

A mobile money vendor, identified as Oldman Stephen, was killed by suspected armed robbers in his room at Choribang, a suburb of Bole in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.

The incident happened at about 10:30 pm, and the victim was rushed to the Bole Government Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival following the severe gunshot wounds he suffered.

12 September 2019

A mobile money vendor was allegedly killed by his friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno in the Central region.

The deceased, whose name was given as Joseph Koomson, was stabbed three times and died on the spot.

The victim’s family said he confronted the suspect who attempted to steal his money which resulted in a fight.

4 September 2019 

Fuseini Inusah, 29, a mobile money vendor, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.

The incident occurred at about 8.45 pm, when the victim returned home from work. The assailants left one locally manufactured gun at the scene.