Police Foil GH¢1.3m Gold Robbery Heist, 3 Suspects in Custody

Jul 2, 2025 - 11:14

Accra, Ghana - 2 July, 2025 - The Ghana Police Service has successfully thwarted a planned armed robbery targeting a gold consignment worth over GH¢1.3 million.

In an intelligence-led operation, police apprehended three suspects along the Accra-Akuapem-Mamfe road as they attempted to execute the heist.

According to the police, the operation was initiated by the Special Support Unit (SSU) at the National Headquarters and was triggered by intelligence suggesting an inside job, where a gold dealer's driver and a fake bodyguard planned to steal the gold during a scheduled delivery, prompting the Special Support Unit to take action.

The police revealed that the suspects, identified as Adams Zibo, Massawud Yussif, and Kenneth Khartey, had procured firearms, motorbikes, and a getaway vehicle in preparation for the robbery. They were also responsible for disposing of the stolen gold.

Kenneth Khartey was first arrested near Akuapem-Mamfe while trailing a Land Cruiser transporting the gold on a motorbike. Later, Adams Zibo and Massawud Yussif were picked up at East Legon in an unregistered blue Hyundai vehicle.

The police confirmed that the gold consignment, estimated to weigh 1.2 kilograms and valued at GH¢1,350,343.53, was safely recovered, and the gold dealer was rescued unscathed. The suspects are currently in police custody assisting with further investigations and will be arraigned before court in due course.

“Our intelligence gathering indicated there was a coordinated attempt to divert and steal a significant gold consignment, and swift action was necessary,” the police said in a statement.

Read the full statement from the Police below;

POLICE FOIL PLANNED ROBBERY ON GOLD CONSIGNMENT, THREE SUSPECTS ARRESTED

The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, have foiled a planned robbery and arrested three suspects who had planned to rob a gold consignment valued at over One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 1.3 million).

The suspects, identified as Adams Zibo, Massawud Yussif and Kenneth Khartey, were arrested on Thursday, 26th June 2025, along the Accra–Akuapem–Mamfe road.

The Special Support Unit (SSU) of the Ghana Police Service at the National Headquarters commenced the operation on Wednesday, 25th June 2025, following indications that a gold dealer’s driver and a man posing as his bodyguard had conspired to rob the dealer during a scheduled gold delivery the following day.

Preliminary investigations revealed that on Thursday, 26th June 2025, Kenneth Khartey was arrested near Akuapem–Mamfe while riding a motorbike and trailing a Land Cruiser transporting the gold consignment.

Later that same day, suspects Adams Zibo and Massawud Yussif were arrested at East Legon in an unregistered blue Hyundai vehicle. Investigations established that the two (2) suspects procured firearms, motorbikes and a getaway vehicle for the robbery and were responsible for the sale of the gold after the robbery.

The gold dealer was rescued safely and the gold, weighing approximately 1.2 kilograms and valued at GHC 1,350,343.53 was also secured.

All three suspects are in custody, assisting the investigation and will be put before court.

Source: Lead News Online