A bus carrying around 40 passengers was ambushed by five armed men wearing masks.
A VIP bus, GT 5795-16, was taking people from Takoradi in Ghana’s Western Region to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region when it was ambushed by armed thieves.
According to Ekua, a bus passenger, the bus departed the Abenbebon Station in Apremdo, Takoradi, around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20.
They were attacked a few hours later by some armed men.
She said, “At around 3:30 am on Monday, February 21, 2022, about five armed robbers with rifles and other weapons attacked us and made away with our monies and other belongings. All of them were wearing masks.”
She went on to say that following the robbery, the armed robbers begged them to remember them in their prayers.
She said, “After the robbery, they asked us to pray for them because it was not their will to stop vehicles on the highway and rob passengers of their belongings but the system has compelled them to do so.”
Another passenger claimed that the armed bandits grabbed his bag, which contained GH8,500.
He said, “I’m a driver and I was going to buy an engine for my vehicle in Kumasi. My Mobile Money phone was last week stolen by another set of armed robbers at Kintampo so I decided to carry the money in my bag but unfortunately, I have been robbed again.”
Agya Owusu, the vehicle’s driver, stated that he was confused and couldn’t do anything to help the situation.
He said: “When I got to Fomena, I saw a driver alerting me with his light that there was danger on the road. I became confused and stopped the vehicle for about five minutes. I realized no vehicle was coming again so I decided to continue my journey.
“When I moved forward for some minutes, I saw a Sprinter bus on the road with passengers lying on the ground. This is where I realized armed robbers were on the road. There was nothing I could do again because they were very close. They attacked us and took all our monies. They took my GH¢3,400.”