The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has successfully foiled a planned robbery and arrested three suspects who intended to steal a gold consignment valued at over One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 1.3 million). The suspects, identified as Adams Zibo, Massawud Yussif, and Kenneth Khartey, were apprehended on Thursday, June 26, 2025, along the Accra–Akuapem–Mamfe road.
The Special Support Unit (SSU) of the Ghana Police Service at the National Headquarters initiated the operation on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after receiving information that a gold dealer’s driver and a man posing as a bodyguard had conspired to rob the dealer during a scheduled gold delivery the next day. According to the police, preliminary investigations indicated that Kenneth Khartey was arrested near Akuapem–Mamfe while riding a motorbike and following a Land Cruiser that was transporting the gold consignment.
Later that same day, suspects Adams Zibo and Massawud Yussif were arrested at East Legon in an unregistered blue Hyundai vehicle. Investigations established that the two (2) suspects procured firearms, motorbikes and a getaway vehicle for the robbery and were responsible for the sale of the gold after the robbery. The gold dealer was rescued safely and the gold, weighing approximately 1.2 kilograms and valued at GHC 1,350,343.53, was also secured. All three suspects are in custody, assisting the investigation and will be put before court, a Police statement issued on Tuesday, June 1, said.
By: Publishing Desk
