Police on manhunt for robbers who killed Lebanese

Police in Tema are on a manhunt for four armed men who shot and killed a Lebanese and robbed the victim of some monies, ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwah, PRO for Tema Regional Police Command has said.

A statement from the police explained that the incident on Wednesday, 28 February, 2018 occurred at about 10.00am, when the victim known as Ahmed Safiadeen, aged 54, who is a cashier of Delta Agro Company, went to withdraw an amount of GHS 200,000.00 which was meant for salaries of workers and other factory expenses of the company, from a Bank at the Heavy Industrial Area, Tema.

“Investigations so far revealed that, the victim after the bank transaction was on his way to the office in his Toyota Corolla Saloon car with registration number GN 1174-12, when he was suddenly accosted by four armed men a few meters from his work.

“The robbers fired several gunshots into his vehicle and robbed him off the money he had withdrawn and sped off in a four-wheel drive. The victim was immediately rushed to the Raphael Hospital in Tema but was pronounced dead on arrival.

“The body has since been conveyed to the 37 Military Hospital for preservation and autopsy,” the release explained.