The Accra Regional Police Command has issued a public alert, especially to taxicab drivers, about the activities of carjackers in the metropolis.
The police in a statement said although the mode of operations may vary, a common trend is that one or two members of the syndicate hire the services of a taxicab to a particular destination.
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Mid-way through the journey, other accomplices board the vehicle and then conspire to snatch the vehicle at gunpoint.
The alert follows the arrest of some five suspected carjackers in Accra.