Three suspected armed robbers were shot dead by members of the Abor Police Command in the Volta Region during a robbery operation at Tsive- Kpotame, close to Kpadzakope, an Abor neighborhood.
The three all-male robbery gang members were killed as a result of the incident, which took place on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at around 0125.
According to a source with the Abor Police, the police were made aware of the seven alleged armed robbers who had surrounded the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to target a home in Tsive-Kpotame.
The source said the Police, armed with this tip-off, laid an ambush in the targeted vicinity, where the suspects were in the process of invading the self-contained apartment.
The suspects, after sensing danger, opened fire on the Police but were overpowered by the officers, leading to the killing of three of them.
A Police officer, whose name has been withheld, however, sustained some gunshot wounds and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Police retrieved some weapons, including a pump action gun, a locally manufactured pistol, and 30 rounds of AA ammunition.
Mr Emmanuel Tsifoanya, the assembly member for the area, who confirmed the incident to the GNA, appealed to the Police to apprehend the other perpetrators, who are currently on the run.
However, Superintendent Daniel Carlos Atongnab, the Abor District Police commander, when contacted by the GNA, remained tight-lipped on the incident.
A team of Police officers, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Mr Andrews Boadu-Ekumah, the Volta Regional Police Commander, had since visited the area for further action.
Source: GNA