Robbers attack Tema tollbooth and bolt with GHC45, 000

Information gathered by Omanfm1071.com has it that some suspected armed robbers last night stormed the Tema side tollbooth on the Accra-Tema motorway and made away with an amount GHC 45,000 being tolls collected between Friday and Sunday.

According to our sources, the incident occurred around 8:30pm at the time police officers on duty had left their duty post to go and buy food for their dinner.

It is not clear how many the suspected robbers were, but our sources indicated that they were many and that they stormed the area using motorbikes.

The suspected robbers allegedly pointed guns at hawkers around the tollbooth at the time of the incident thus scaring them from raising alarm for help.

When Oman News got to the scene on Monday morning the place was very quiet with only few hawkers around.

Both tollbooth attendants and hawkers were all tight lipped apparently they had been told not to grant media interviews.

The Tema Regional Police Public Relations Officer ASP Joseph Benifo Darkwa, who confirmed the robbery incident to Oman News, said his outfit had information from the supervisor at the tollbooth at about 3:30am on Monday, that some armed men have attacked the place and made away with GHC45, 000 being tolls they had collected since Friday.

According to him, the supervisor claimed that incident occurred in the absence of the police officers on duty.

ASP Joseph Darkwa said both the supervisor and the police officers on duty have been picked and are being interrogated.

Story By: Michael Creg Afful

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