Owners of Cabest Jewellery, the jewellery shop at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra, where a robbery incident took place on Saturday, November 2, 2024, have given details of the incident.
Speaking on GhanaWeb TV’s #SayItLoud, one of the owners of Cabest Jewellery, Clement Amos Baffour, said that robbers attacked one of their gold suppliers.
He said that as the supplier was leaving the shop after selling raw gold to them, the robbers crossed him and took all the money from the transaction.
“I was not here when the incident happened. I was leaving home for the shop when one of my workers called to inform me that the armed robbers were here again. They attacked one of the customers who came to sell an item to us and was leaving in his car. They crossed him, blasted his car tyre and asked him to get down and open the boot of the car, and they took all the money we gave to him.
“It was the money we gave to the customer that they stole. They did not go into the shop. We gave him around GH¢6.2 million. We are going to sit with the customer to see how we are going to resolve the issue. Some of the money also belongs to other people,” he said in Twi.
He added, “The police are investigating the matter, they came here for information and they are still chasing the robbers. I’m also pleading with any person who has information to help us.”
A co-owner of Cabest Jewellery also indicated that in all, the robbers stole around GH¢7.5 million from the victim.
“I’m partners with Mr Baffour. We paid him and when he was leaving, he was attacked. The amount robbed was more than GH¢6.2 million. What we paid him was more than GH¢6.2 million. He had gone somewhere for some more, so in all, the money was around GH¢7.5 million.”
He also indicated that he and his partner, Baffour, have decided to repay the customer all the money that was stolen from him.
Residents who spoke to GhanaWeb expressed their frustration over the increase in robbery activities in the area.
They said that they now fear for their lives because this is the second time in less than 3 months the same shop has been robbed.
They asked the Ghana Police Service to step up their game by responding urgently to their calls and also provide more security to the area due to the presence of the jewellery shops.
About the robbery attack:
A group of armed men, believed to be robbers, stormed the Adabraka area on Saturday. Viral videos of the incident show at least five well-built men brandishing various firearms.
The footage captures the men firing shots into the air as they loaded the items, including bags of money, into a silver vehicle. Witnesses reported that the robbers ordered a bystander, who had raised his hands in surrender, to comply with their demands.
At one point, the suspects scattered some of the money they had seized while continuing to fire warning shots. After loading the stolen goods into the vehicle, they sped away, firing additional shots into the air.
Tragically, at least one person was hit by the gunfire from the suspected robbers. Another video from the scene shows residents rushing the injured man to the hospital.
What the police have said:
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt following a brazen armed robbery that occurred in broad daylight at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra, on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
This shocking incident has left the community in fear, prompting urgent police action to apprehend the culprits.
In a statement issued on November 2, 2024 the police confirmed that the incident involved a group of armed men who targeted a jewellery shop, injuring at least one person during their attack. The police have vowed to bring the robbers to justice.
“The Police are on a manhunt for a gang of armed robbers who attacked a jewellery shop at Adabraka in Accra on Saturday 2nd November 2024 where one person was injured,” part of the statement reads. It concluded, “We would like to assure the public that we will surely get them and bring them to face justice.”
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