How Lapaz Forex Bureau robbers slipped from police despite being surrounded

A gang of armed men on Friday, November 22, 2024, escaped from armed police officers despite being cornered in a Forex Bureau they had entered to rob.

In viral videos noted by GhanaWeb, armed police officers are seen encircling the Rahama Forex Bureau located at Abeka Lapaz in Accra.

However, according to multiple reports, some bystanders outside the facility managed to lock the entrance, entrapping the robbers and employees inside upon realising that the Forex Bureau was under attack.

According to eyewitnesses, the gang of two had taken the staff of the Forex Bureau hostage amidst demand for money at gunpoint. However, they mysteriously vanished by the time the police, who were waiting for backup, reached the facility.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service and the affected facility have yet to make a statement on the attack.

However, the police are said to have arrested three ladies to assist in their investigation into the matter.

Also, a motorbike spotted around the facility and suspected to have been used by the robbers has been impounded, while an individual who later approached the police to claim ownership has also been arrested to assist in investigations.

Some personnel of the anti-robbery unit of the Ghana Police Service quickly responded and were involved in a standoff against an unidentified group of armed robbers at the Rahama Forex Bureau LTD in Lapaz, following a foiled robbery attempt.

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