Following recent reported incidents of robbery at Akatsi and its environs, the Special Operations Assistant (SOA) to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) conducted targeted operations in the area resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the retrieval of a cache of weapons.
On 21st April 2026, the SOA team arrested suspects Enoch Adoglo at Gavekope. Further intelligence led to the team to the outskirt of Gavekope where they arrested suspect Cephas Aniwaa, a blacksmith who is believed to manufacture and supply the suspects with weapons. A third suspect, David Adzinu was also arrested.
A search conducted on them led to the retrieval of seven (7) single barrel rifles, five (5) locally manufactured pistols, one (1) revolver, sixty-four (64) rounds of ACP ammunition, eleven (11) rounds of AK-47 ammunition, four (4) rounds of 7.62 x 51 ammunition, four (4) live BB cartridges, eighteen (18) spent BB cartridges, three (3) mobile phones, and winding tools.
Further investigations have identified suspects Mensah Kedzi as a key suspect linked to the robberies, including a robbery that took place on 3rd April 2026. He is currently on the run, along with other accomplices, including suspect Akakpo, an ex-convict and suspect Ageh.
Efforts have since been intensified to get all those arrested to face the full rigours of the law.
