Armed robbers strike in Taadi: kill man, injures wife, bolt with money
April 14, 2021
A 61-year–old man, Charles Kwakye, was on Monday shot dead in broad daylight at Takoradi-Amanful, in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, following a robbery attack on the man and his wife by six armed men.
The robbers, who rode two motorcycles, shot Mr Kwakye in the right chest and bolted with a travelling bag containing cash,including 6,000 CFA, 50 Euros, 80 Switz Franc and GHc 12,700, while Monica Nda, the wife, suffered a cut on the face.
The deceased has been deposited at the Takoradi Hospital Mortuary while Monica is responding to treatment.
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The police has confirmed that the male victim who was shot in a robbery incident at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi in the Western Region has died.
The deceased who has been identified as Charles Kwakye, 61, was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival at the Takoradi Government Hospital following the attack.
Narrating the incident, the police in a statement said the deceased and his wife, Monica Nda are residents in Switzerland and had arrived in Ghana some two weeks ago to monitor their building project at Mpintsin.
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But the duo was accosted and attacked by six armed men on motorbikes when they were in their Hyundai Sonata with registration number GE 4022-16 at Amanful where they had gone to purchase some building materials on Monday.
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