Former police officer, accomplice jailed 25 years for Tamale armed robbery

A Tamale High Court has sentenced former police officer G/Cpl Suleman Ayuba Gbana and his accomplice, Adam Siba, to 25 years' imprisonment with hard labour each after convicting them of conspiracy to commit robbery.

According to a report by citinewsroom.com, the two were found guilty in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Tamale on April 15, 2020, during which two forex dealers were shot and robbed of GH¢530,000 and foreign currencies.

Investigations into the case also led to the recovery of a Ghana Police Service pistol, 10 rounds of ammunition and three pairs of handcuffs from the former officer's residence.

Meanwhile, a third accused person, Mohammed Iddrisu, was acquitted and discharged by the court after the prosecution failed to establish his involvement in the crime.

The ruling comes after a six-year legal battle over one of Tamale's high-profile armed robbery cases.

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PHOTOS: A Tamale High Court has sentenced a former police officer, G/Cpl Suleman Ayuba Gbana, and his accomplice Adam Siba to 25 years in prison with hard labour for conspiracy to commit robbery.

The case relates to a 2020 armed robbery incident involving two forex dealers in… pic.twitter.com/46ia4kVgV8

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