Four persons are currently in police custody for their alleged involvement in some robbery and murder cases on the Kintampo-Buipe-Tamale highway.
The four – Saaju Bukari, Bertor Saabi, Ali Amadi and Isaad Seidu – were arrested following an intelligence-led operation conducted by the Special Anti-Robbery Task Force.
The operation also resulted in the killing of two robbers after they exchanged gunshots with the Police Intelligence and Operational Teams.
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“Preliminary investigations suggest that these suspects were behind many robberies including the killing of an international journalist some days ago,” a statement issued by the police on Sunday, August 29 said.
Syed Taalay Ahmed of London-based MTA News met his untimely death on Monday, August 23 after the bus he was travelling in, together with another victim, Omaru Abdul Hakim, was attacked by robbers.