The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three (3) persons who were seen flaunting pistols and pump action guns on Social Media amidst threats.
Ghanaians suspected the three as the armed robbers behind the death of the late Constable Emmanuel Osei, who was killed by armed robbers on Monday at Jamestown in the Greater Accra Region whiles escorting a bullion van.
A little over 24-hours, videos of the suspects flaunting their guns flooded social media before the three denied their involvement in a viral video on Thursday, June 18, 2021.
The disturbing video that surfaced on social media on Tuesday, June 15 which showed a group of Ghanaian young men displaying various guns unapologetically while boasting that they have been criminals for a long time.
The brazen young men gathered under a tree with a motorbike parked beside them as they engage in the terrifying exercise.
Interestingly, they did not even bother to hide their identities; they are seen in the video laughing loudly as they display what would undoubtedly be illegally acquired firearms.
The worrying video emerged just a day after a police officer Constable Emmanuel Osei who was escorting a bullion van was shot to death at James Town in Accra after an attack on the vehicle by unknown gunmen on motorbikes.
Another woman, a trader who was selling inside a kiosk by the roadside was also hit by a stray bullet, leading to her death instantly as she tried to escape just like others bystanders in the busy area.
The criminals fired gunshots sporadically and succeeded in escaping with an undisclosed amount of money in broad daylight.
Reacting to the development, the Inspector General of Police James Oppong Boanuh has warned that if the various banks in the country do not procure bullet-proof bullion vans, the police service would withdraw escort services to them.
After airing their videos and their subsequent replies, the Police in Obuasi have arrested Rew Alfred Dakorah, 43, Emmanuel Dakorah alias Obour, 26, and Richard Suleman, 28, who are all siblings have been arrested by the Police at Gausu, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.
