The Ghana Police Service, through its Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has apprehended five suspected members of a phone-snatching and armed robbery network believed to have operated across several parts of Accra and Tema.

Police intelligence traced the activities of the group to areas including Oyibi, Apollonia, Spintex, Airport Residential Area, East Legon Hills, Zenu, Ashaiman, and Kasoa.

Addressing the media, CID Director-General COP Lydia Yaako Donkor identified the suspects as Seth Tetteh Noi, also known as Wonder, Emmanuel Selasi Monyoko, Abdul Fatawo Samid, Karam Fatawo, and Abdul Jamal Mohammed.

The arrests were carried out during separate intelligence-led operations on December 24 and 26, 2025, at various hideouts.

Security operatives retrieved a locally manufactured pistol and a pump-action machine gun, which police believe were used in a number of robbery incidents linked to the group.

Investigations have connected the suspects to a violent robbery attack on mourners at the Ashaiman Underbridge, where cash and valuables estimated at more than GH¢200,000 were taken.

“Following coordinated operations at Ashaiman China Mall and Kasoa, police arrested the five suspects and recovered a pistol and a pump-action machine gun, believed to have been used in multiple robberies. Investigations also connected the syndicate to the Ashaiman Underbridge robbery during a funeral, and further intelligence helped foil another planned attack at Ashaiman China Mall,” COP Donkor stated.

She noted that investigations are still ongoing and assured the public that police are pursuing additional leads to dismantle all remaining elements connected to the criminal network.