2 Nat’l Security Personnel Dismissed; Soldier, 6 Others Arrested For Robbery

A search onboard the vehicle revealed a vehicle number plate with registration number AS 6646-20, gold concentrate in five gallons, 15 mobile phones, various foreign currencies, and four bags in which there were two military uniforms.

It is alleged that Samuel Obeng wore one of the uniforms bearing the rank of a Sergeant whiles Agyeman Jackson wore one with the rank of a Private.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the gang arrived at a mining site near ATALLA, about two hours drive from  Asankragwa, with some dressed in  the military uniforms, subjected some of the workers to beating, handcuffed and tied them with ropes and abandoned them to their fate and robbed them of their gold concentrate.