The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery incident involving a mobile money vendor at Lashibi on 3 July 2026.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim was attacked by two armed men on a motorbike while returning home from work with a bag containing GH¢140,000.

The suspects allegedly opened fire on the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and front windscreen before making away with the cash.

Investigations further show that after seizing the money and attempting to flee, the suspects were fired upon by the complainant. One of the suspects was killed at the scene, while the second escaped, abandoning the stolen bag, which was later recovered by police. The complainant was not injured.

A search on the deceased suspect led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, two magazines containing a total of 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of live ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identity card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46.

Police also retrieved five spent AK-47 shells and two spent pistol shells from the scene.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy and identification. The Regional Police Command has taken over investigations, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect.

The Accra Regional Police Command has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling violent crime and urged the public to provide information that may assist in locating the suspect still at large, through the nearest police station or emergency numbers 18555 and 191.