Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General, Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has served a stern warning to criminals, saying the Police is coming after them.

“To the criminals out there, always remember that you may run and hide, but we will surely get you arrested to face the full rigours of the law; we are coming for you.”

COP Donkor said this during a press briefing on the arrest of 10 suspects behind rural bank robberies in the country.

Three accomplices of the 10 suspects have been shot dead during a shootout, while the Police are making frantic efforts to nab the other absconding suspects

COP Donkor said the 10 suspects include Akwesi Agyei aka Cobra, Ibrahim Alhassan, Samuel Appiah aka Akwasi Mugu, Francis Acquah aka Preman, David Obuobi, aka Wasty and Martin Akansina aka One Billion.

The rest are Nana Yaw Frimpong aka Mystical, Kojo Atingwo aka Borga, Samuel Akwasi Gyan and Stephen Sey.

According to her, the suspects between April 10, 2025, to September 14, 2025, attacked the Adansi Rural Bank in Fomea, Lower Pra Rural Bank in Takoradi Inchaban, Asokore Rural Bank in Asokwa, Ahafo Kukuom Rural Community Bank, Nwabiagya Rural Bank in Ofinso, Bosumtwi Rural Bank at Suntreso Kakum Rural Bank in Elimina, MRB Bank in Winneba, South Birim Rural Bank in Akim Asene, Ecobank in the Ahafo Kenyasi branch and the St Martin De Porres Cooperative Credit Union in Atonsu.

COP Donkor said following the arrest of the suspects, the Police had retrieved three AK-47 assault rifles, a single-barreled gun with one AA ammunition, seven pump-action guns and 96 rounds of AAA ammunition, three Bruni Pistols with 40 rounds of ammunition and a M&P pistol with four rounds of ammunition.

Again, the CID Boss said cash of GHC18,845, 104 dollars, 190 Liberian Dollars, 5,800 Niara, 31,000 CFA and a quantity of assorted Ghanaian coins have been retrieved.

COP Donkor said the Police also impounded six vehicles, four motorbikes, assorted mobile phones and jewellery.

COP Donkor noted that one of the AK-47 rifles marked by the Police was retrieved from the gang.

The rifle was issued to General Lance Corporal Francis Yaw Adu, who was stationed at Tepa District Police headquarters.

According to COP Donkor, General Lance Corporal Adu was attacked by armed robbers and killed on the Bibiani-Goaso Highway on November 29, 2024, while returning from official duty.

“The other two AK-47 rifles, also Service weapons, were snatched from officers who were on duty at Ecobank Ahafo Kenyasi when they were attacked by a gang of armed robbers on September 8, 2025.

She said a critical analysis of the robberies between November 2024 and September 2025 revealed that those robberies led to “similar modus operandi” employed by the robbers.

“Their modus was that the gang armed with pump action guns attack a bank, hold the security guards hostage, snatch their weapons and use industrial cutting machines to break into the vault of the bank.

COP Donkor said intelligence gathering across the affected regions led the Police to one of the suspects, one Kwabena Owusu Ansah aka Kobby, an ex-convict who was believed to be the mastermind, recruiting several others for the robbery expedition.

She said based on intelligence, a team of officers proceeded to the house of Akwasi Agyei, aka Cobra, the leader of the gang, at his hideout at Esereso Adagya and two AK-47 rifles with a magazine loaded with thirteen rounds of ammunition concealed in a sack and same were buried in a pond of water.

During interrogation, COP Donkor said Kwasi Agyei aka Cobra, admitted committing the robberies and mentioned Kwabena Owusu-Ansah aka Kobby, David Obuobi, Francis Acquah, Stephen Sey, Martin Akansina, Kweku Peprah, Nana Yaw Frimpong, Atingawo, Alhassan Ibrahim, Samuel Appiah, Samuel Akwasi Gyan, Natty Bongo, one Boozin and one Albert as his accomplices.

COP Donkor said investigations conducted so far, she could report that the suspects, during interrogation, had confessed to their involvement in the robberies

She said the suspects also confirmed that they were present at the various crime scenes, and some victims had identified them during an identification parade.

The CID Boss said the suspects, currently in custody, would be put before court while efforts were being intensified to arrest those at large.