Four arrested for robberies in Wa

Four suspects believed to be behind a series of violent robbery attacks in the Wa West District have been arrested by the Upper West Regional Police Command.

The arrest is said to have been made in connection with two separate robbery incidents that occurred in recent weeks, involving masked assailants armed with firearms and machetes who ambushed victims from nearby bushes.

Three of the suspects, Iddrisu Sidibey (19), Abdulai Bandey (20), and Suleman Issah Zibrim (23) are said to have attacked their first victim, Thomas Dormatey, a teacher, on February 28, 2026, between the Gadi and Chogsia communities.

The victim was allegedly shot in the leg and robbed of his mobile phone and cash amounting to GH¢2,600. The same suspects are said to have carried out a second attack on March 8, 2026, at the same location, robbing another victim, Issah Ibrahim, of his mobile phone and GH¢2,750 while he was returning from Jagluu community at about 7:30 p.m.

“In both incidents the suspects, usually masked and armed with firearms and machetes, emerged from nearby bushes and attacked their victims,” the police statement noted.

Following their arrest at Chogsia, they were subsequently identified by the victims. Two cutlasses and four mobile phones were retrieved.

On March 11, 2026, suspect Abdulai Bandey is said to have assisted police to arrest an alleged accomplice, Abdul Rahman Abdulai, who is believed to have supplied the firearm used in the robberies at Gojiyiri near Wechiau.

The weapon was later retrieved from a bush where it had been concealed. Two other suspects, identified as Adil and Sambo, remain at large and are being pursued by the police.

The suspects have since been arraigned before the Wa District Magistrate Court and remanded into custody. They are expected to reappear on March 26, 2026.