A gang of gunmen on Monday dawn attacked passengers at Akyem Anyinasin stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway.
The incident occurred 1:00am.
The highway robbers blocked the main road and at gunpoint robbed several vehicles.
Residents in Anyinasin say about 200 gunshots were heard.
The car of a driver who refused to stop was shot multiple times but managed to escape unhurt.
According to the Kibi Divisional Police Command, the driver Richard Boadu, in charge of Kia Bus with registration Number GE 2397-18 arrived at Bunso Forest Gate snap checkpoint at about 1:30am with some bullets holes in the windscreen.
He told the Security Operatives at the checkpoint that some gun-wielding men had blocked the Anyinasin to
Apedwa stretch of the road robbing passengers on board some vehicles, that, he refused to stop and sped off but his vehicle was shot multiple times.
The patrol team quickly moved to the scene and met a sprinter Mercedes Benz Bus with some of the passengers forced to lie face down on the road. Some of the passengers sustained injuries.
They pointed at the bush where the robbers went into hiding upon seeing the patrol team.
While combing the area for the suspects, the armed robbers opened fire on the security personnel which they took cover and returned fire. The Suhum Patrol team arrived at the scene to assist.
The gunbattle occurred for several minutes but the suspects managed to escape through the bush.
Some of the injured passenger’s passengers were taken to Osiem and Suhum Government hospitals.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
