Police: Attempted Armed Robber shot, killed inside Achimota

The police has Gundown a suspected armed robber at the Achimota forest in Accra.

The robber is said to have snatched two pedestrians phones at a knife point.

He then decided to enter the forest of which no one could see him.

The police got alarmed and chased him in the forest. The robber unfortunately received a gun shot from the police when he tried to escape.

He was taken to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

The police, in a press address, revealed that fighting robbery on that stretch has been a headache for the district, the division and the regional command.

They say the robbers, who pretend to be prayer warriors hide in the forest and come out late in the evening and early during the morning rush hours to attack people with offensive weapons.

They snatch bags, phones and other valuables they can get from their victims.