A suspected notorious armed robber has been fatally shot by the police in Atebubu, located in the Bono East Region.
The police have identified him as Mahamadu Gariba Kirror, who, according to their reports, was the leader of a six-member robbery gang that attacked and killed a mini bus driver while robbing passengers of their belongings in January 2025 in the Atebubu area.
Gariba was apprehended by the police on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 10:30 am based on intelligence information.
Following an initial interrogation, he agreed to assist the police in apprehending his other gang members.
However, as per the police, the suspect, while leading a police team to arrest his accomplices, attempted to escape and was shot by the police on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 7:45 pm.
“He was rushed to the Atebubu Government Hospital for medical attention but was pronounced dead by the medical officer on duty,” the police situational report indicated.
The police stated that a search of him uncovered several items, including a locally manufactured pistol, two live BB cartridges, a Samsung Galaxy A07 mobile phone, two keypad mobile phones, and a talisman.
Investigations revealed that the Samsung A07 belonged to one Nafisa Owusu Haruna, a resident of Yeji and a victim of the December 2025 robbery led by the suspect along the Atebubu to Yeji highway.
“That during the robbery, the driver in charge of the minivan with registration No. AS-6444-14 conveying passengers along the stretch, was shot, including the victim, Nafisa, whowas shot and killed by the robbers.
“On interrogation, suspect Kirror admitted that he and his other accomplices shot and killed the driver in charge of the minivan and succeeded in robbing the passengers on board,” it said.
The report also indicated that the suspect referred to Umaru, Issifu, Furgur, Ibrahim, Shaibu, and Yelow as his associates.
