The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers believed to be behind a series of robbery attacks in Kunsu and surrounding communities.

The suspects — 34-year-old Yahaya Siedu, also known as Diamond; 32-year-old Atta Israel, alias Abode3/Stone; 26-year-old Victor Gyan, known as City Boy; and 30-year-old Stanley Wiafe Akanten, popularly called Figo — were apprehended on Tuesday, January 21, 2026.

The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation carried out by the Regional Anti-Robbery Unit in Kumasi, working in collaboration with the Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Directorate in Accra.

Addressing a press conference in Kumasi on Tuesday, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Osei Akoto Arthur, said the suspects were linked to a recent robbery incident on the Kunsu–Mankranso road.

The victims — Kingsley Asare and three others — were attacked while returning from a mining site and robbed of their gold concentrate, cash, mobile phones and a firearm.

DCOP Arthur disclosed that during a swoop conducted at about 10:00 p.m. on January 21, police searched the residence of Yahaya Siedu in Kunsu, where a cache of weapons and other items was retrieved.

The exhibits included two pump-action guns, 22 BB cartridges, three cutlasses, five mobile phones and an amount of GHS5,400 in cash.

He added that one of the weapons, a Pardus shotgun, was identified as a firearm stolen during a separate highway robbery on December 7, 2025.

According to the police, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects confessed to operating as an organised syndicate that deliberately targeted miners, stealing gold concentrate and other valuables.

The four suspects are currently in police custody, assisting with investigations into several other robbery cases within the Kunsu enclave.

DCOP Arthur assured residents of the region that the Police Service remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring peace, safety and security across the Ashanti Region.