A suspected highway robber was killed by police as he attempted to attack passengers at Piisi which is near SD Dombo University. The incident occurred on the 24th of Aug at 2:30 am. The region is now on police watch after two other robbers were gunned down in the same area last week.
According to a statement from the police: “A police officer on board Hyundai bus with registration number AW 6036 -12 driven by Mahama Ahmed with passengers on board was escorting several vehicles from Axil base at Sawla in the Savannah Region to Wa as a routine duty core. On reaching a section of the road at Piisi, a small community near SD Dombo University – Wa, an unmasked young man aged about 23 emerged from a nearby bush per their modus operandi with a locally manufactured shotgun and signaled them to stop with a flashlight.”
The robber was shot by the officer on duty while attempting to rob the passengers. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Wa Municipal Hospital.
Suspected highway robber killed near SD Dombo University
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