Police in the Bono and Bono East Regions in the early hours of Monday October, 26 2020 foiled a highway robbery on four buses between Portor and Gulumpe, near Kintampo after officers escorting the buses from Buipe towards Sunyani returned fire when some yet-to-be identified men attacked the buses at a curve along the Kintampo Road.
The shoot out compelled the robbers to retreat into the bush with gunshot wounds.
In a social media post by the Ghana Police Service on October 27, 2020, praising the officers for their bravery, the police service said a response team that later visited the scene picked up exhibits, including an SB short gun and cartridges.
The service is, however, appealing to the general public, especially herbalists, health facilities and residents around Portor, Gulumpe and Kintampo areas to be on the look out for individuals with gunshot wounds and report to the police for the appropriate action to be taken.
“Kudos to Police in the Bono and Bono East Regions for Foiling Highway Robbery. Police Officers escorting buses with registration numbers AS 3274-15, AS 1859-09, GW 5649-18 and GR 1509-10 in convoy from Buipe towards Sunyani returned fire, when some unidentified men attacked the buses in a curve between Portor and Gulumpe, near Kintampo; pushing the robbers to run into the bush ostensibly with gun shot wounds. The incident occurred at about 03:00am of 26th October, 2020
A Police response team which visited the place picked up exhibits, including a short SB shot gun and cartridges.
Police is alerting and appealing to the public, especially herbalists, health facilities and residents around Portor, Gulumpe and Kintampo areas to be on the look out for people with gunshot wounds and report to Police promptly,” the statement read.
The use of escorts in buses travelling long distances is part of measures by the Police Service to reduce attacks on travelers by highway robbers.
