Police Recover GH¢140,000 and AK-47 After Mobile Money Robbery in Accra

The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi in Accra on Friday, July 3, 2026.

According to a statement signed by Chief Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of Public Affairs of the Accra Regional Police Command, preliminary investigations showed that the victim was attacked by two armed men on a motorbike while driving home from work with a bag containing GH¢140,000.

The suspects allegedly fired at the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and the front windscreen before taking the cash.

Police said further investigations revealed that as the suspects tried to escape on the motorbike, the victim fired at them, killing one of the suspects at the scene.

The second suspect escaped, leaving behind the stolen bag containing the GH¢140,000, which was later recovered by police.

The victim was not injured during the robbery.

A search of the deceased suspect led to the recovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines loaded with 55 rounds of live ammunition, an additional 11 rounds of live ammunition, GH¢3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile phone, and an identification card bearing the name Innocent Elemuwa Akachukeu, aged 46.

Police also recovered five spent AK-47 shells and two spent pistol shells from the crime scene.

The body of the deceased suspect has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation, autopsy, and identification.

The Accra Regional Police Command has taken over the investigation and is searching for the second suspect.

Police have urged anyone with information that could lead to the suspect’s arrest to report to the nearest police station or call the emergency numbers 18555 or 191.