The IT Manager of Legon Cities shared a harrowing account of how a police patrol team seemed unresponsive when their team fell victim to armed robbers on their way back to Accra after playing against FC Samartex during the eighth week of the 2023–24 GPL season.
After a challenging journey to Samreboi that concluded with a 3-0 defeat to FC Samartex, the Legon Cities team bus encountered armed robbers in Kwanfifi, a town along the Bibiani to Kumasi highway.
During an interview with Asempa FM, Super, the IT Manager of Legon Cities, revealed that the robbers compelled the bus to halt in the middle of the road and forced all passengers to lie down on the ground while they looted their possessions.
“You can’t raise your head, but you were like four and they made us lie on the ground and took all our monies up to 9000 cedis, 11 phones, bags with boots and my laptop. They hit me and one of our players.”
He noted that after the robbers made away with the booty and fled the scene, they rushed into their bus and also took off.
According to him, they were shocked to meet a police barrier three minutes away from where the robbery happened and yet they never came to their rescue.
“Less than three minutes later, we saw a police barrier and they were just sitting down.
“So our driver furiously asked them why they failed to act despite hearing gunshots. But they said nothing, so some of us thought they connived with the robbers; they made no comment,” he said.
This alarming incident highlights an ongoing security issue encountered by not just Legon Cities but also numerous other clubs in the Ghana Premier League.
Sadly, women’s Premier League teams like Perpia Ladies and Savannah Ladies have also experienced attacks by armed robbers under similar circumstances.