The Savannah Regional Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at the Buipe Cattle Market, where GH¢430,000 was reportedly stolen.
The robbery occurred on June 29, 2026, when four armed men attacked the vendors and fired several shots before escaping with the money.
According to the police, the robbers were armed with two pump-action guns, a single-barrel gun and an AK-47 rifle.
Following the incident, the Inspector-General of Police deployed officers from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit to support the Savannah Regional Command with investigations.
After weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering, the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, together with the Police Intelligence Directorate and the Kintampo Divisional Police Command, arrested suspect Yacouba Oumar at Soronuase in the Bono East Region on July 23.
During interrogation, Oumar reportedly admitted taking part in the robbery and named three other suspected accomplices as Yakubu Seidu, also known as Baba, Abdulai Aziz Yahaya, alias Addo, and Abduli Buipe, also known as Addo.
He further told investigators that the group had allegedly been contracted by a cattle trader at the Buipe market, identified as Alhaji Yacouba, also known as Masaji, Muimen or Yakubu, to carry out the robbery.
Police investigations later led officers to Atebubu, Soronuase, Agogo and Dawadawa in search of other members of the suspected gang and weapons.
The police said an exchange of gunfire occurred during the operation, resulting in the deaths of Yakubu Seidu, Abdulai Aziz Yahaya and Oumaro Amadu. Their bodies have been deposited at the morgue for preservation and autopsy.
Police also recovered a pump-action gun with five live BB cartridges and a single-barrel gun believed to have been used during the robbery.
Yacouba Oumar remains in police custody and is assisting with investigations, while efforts are ongoing to arrest Alhaji Yacouba and other persons linked to the case.
