Armed robbers kill policeman on Atebubu-Ejura road

A police officer stationed at Bimbilla in the Northern Region met his untimely death last Friday afternoon when he was shot in the right rib by armed robbers suspected to be of Fulani descent.

The incident occurred around 1pm on the section of the road between Ejura and Hiawonwu in the Ejura Sekyedumasi municipality.

Corporal Alexander Kyeremeh, aged 30, was travelling from Yeji to Kumasi when the incident occurred.

Confirming the incident to Graphic Online, the Ejura District commander of Police, Superintendent Anthony Appiah, said the deceased was on board a bus travelling from Yeji to Kumasi.

He said the armed robbers had earlier intercepted one bus travelling from Atebubu to Kumasi and when his bus got on the scene, they were also stopped and ordered to surrender all the monies on them.

According to him, the robbers were three with a fourth one hiding in the bush.

He said when the deceased was getting down, he hid some of the money