Armed men have robbed security officers assigned to protect contractors working on the Ofankor to Nsawam project.

The contractors have reported the incident to the Ofankor Police Station.

The robbery occurred at the Ofankor railway bridge section of the road, targeting night security officers and others present at the site.

Senior Project Manager, Abdulai Mahama, stated that the security officers were robbed of their phones and other personal items and were tied up by the robbers early Sunday morning.

Ing. Mahama explained that the incident took place when the security officers attempted to confront the robbers who were trying to loot a broken-down truck from Burkina Faso on the road.

He also mentioned that the Ofankor to Nsawam junction road has frequently been the scene of robbery incidents, but they have reported this particular incident to the police, who have assured them that an investigation is underway.

“The head of internal security called me that apparently one of the Burkina or the foreign trucks had developed a fault in that particular section. And as usual when there are some of these faulty vehicles, these robbers make it a target to be able to go and get what is in those trucks.

“So, one of the security men informed us that around 12:45 am, a Toyota Camry, it is a black vehicle, got to that location and approached the security.”

“During the exchange of words, they tied the two security men…they attacked two other men who were in the car and took away their money and some phones and then bolted."