Armed Robbers take school pupil hostage

Three unidentified armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a house in the Goshon International School area of Techiman and in the process shot and injured a 12-year stage four pupil. Master Ampomah Gyabaah Ankomah was rushed to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital where 22 pellets were removed from the ribs and the arm.

Master Ankomah, who has since been discharged told the Ghana News Agency that on 9 April at about 9.30 a.m., he was alone in the house when the masked armed robbers entered. One of them held him hostage while the other two entered their room and ordered him not to raise any alarm.

Master Ankomah said, "looking at the way and manner my parents would lose their property I decided to raise an alarm and shouted, 'thieves, thieves', which made the robbers to take to their heels. He said the one who held him hostage then shot at him but he managed to reach the road-side, where a good samaritan took him to the Holy Family Hospital.

The father, Mr Effah Ankomah of the Baptist Primary School, later confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency and said that a report had been made to the police. The robbers did not take anything from the house along with them, but police are still investigating the case.