POLICE ARREST FIVE SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN ARMED ROBBERY CASES IN THE ASHANTI REGION 

The Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) in the Ashanti Region wishes to inform the public about a recent breakthrough in the fight against armed robbery in the Denchemuoso District.

Following a series of robbery incidents in the area, on 22nd April 2025, PID/Ashanti operatives, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Michael Owusu Ansah, alias Baby Last, aged 32. The suspect had been on the police wanted list since 2016 in connection with a robbery and the murder of Police Officer G/Cpl Frank Essel of SWAT/Ashanti, which occurred at the Open Space Hotel in Denchemuoso on 19th May 2016.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to engaging in multiple street and residential robberies in Denchemuoso, Atwima-Techiman, Asuoyeboah, and surrounding areas. He also disclosed that his gang operated with knives, pistols, and pump-action guns.

Further investigations led to the identification and arrest of his accomplices, namely:

 • Emmanuel Owusu, alias Cassidy, 

 • Maxwell Gyimah, alias Nana Kwame, 

 • Sudais Oxford Ntiamoah, alias The Man Sudais

 • Rhano Okyere, alias Demon

These individuals were arrested from their hideouts within Atwima-Techiman and Denchemuoso. However, one suspect,  remains at large and efforts are underway to apprehend him and recover the weapons used in the robberies.

All five arrested suspects were arraigned before the Atasomanso Circuit Court on 13th May 2025. They were remanded into police custody and ar

scheduled to reappear on 4th June, 2025.

Report by PKB