The police has arrested one of two suspects involved in a robbery at Dansoman that was captured by a CCTV camera.
According to the Ghana Police Service, “a special anti-robbery squad has carried out an intelligence-led operation, in which a robbery suspect was arrested.”
The police also said that one other suspect is currently being pursued.
In the CCTV video footage that was widely circulated, the victim [a middle aged woman] was seen walking towards her house when a motorbike with a pillion rider bypassed her.
Shortly after, the motorbike made a sharp u-turn and the pillion rider jumped off to snatch the woman’s hand bag but the woman resisted and fell to the ground.
The victim, while narrating her ordeal, recounted that she was nearing her front gate when the two robbers attacked her.
She said she was returning from church after prayers.
Following the arrest, some netizens have applauded the police service while urging them to ensure the law takes its cause.
