The Ghana Police Service has arrested suspected members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate believed to be behind a wave of violent robberies across several parts of the country.
Those arrested include Kofi Ishmael (30); Kwame Bediako, also known as Star Boy, Nkokopo, Kwame Mike or Father, identified by police as the ringleader; and Kwame Bonsu, popularly called Killer Ntua. Police say several other accomplices have been identified and are currently being pursued.
According to police sources, the gang was involved in a violent robbery at Peduase, Aburi, on November 29, 2025, where three armed men, wielding a pump-action gun and a pistol, attacked the residence of J.A. Biney. The assailants made away with mobile phones—including iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 16 Plus, and Infinix Hot 50i—as well as jewellery and an unspecified amount of cash.
On January 6, 2026, operatives of the Eastern Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), working with their Accra Regional PID counterparts, tracked and arrested Kofi Ishmael at his hideout at Avenor, Accra. During interrogation, Ishmael admitted his role in the Peduase robbery and identified Kwame Bediako as the leader of the gang. He also named several accomplices, including Kwasi Akambuley (Kwasi Fresh), Salia Mohammed (Kwaku Nuah), Mumuni Abdul Razak Akakuub (Mogambo), Aticho Kojo (Kalovi) and Kwame Bonsu (Killer Ntua).
Ishmael subsequently led police to Ablekuma Agape, where Kwame Bediako was arrested. A search at his residence uncovered a pump-action gun buried within the fence wall, concealed in a sack together with four BB cartridges. Bediako reportedly confessed to the Peduase robbery and mentioned a taxi driver, identified only as Gideon, as another accomplice.
Further investigations revealed that the gang was responsible for a series of highway robberies targeting Burkinabe, Nigerian, Malian and Ghanaian trailer drivers along major routes, including the Tema Motorway, Achimota Forest Road, Pokuase, Amasaman, Suhum, Nkawkaw, and the Juaso–Kumasi stretch. Police say the suspects were preparing to carry out another robbery on the day they were arrested.
Acting on intelligence, police moved to Nkawkaw, Fodoa and Nnadieso in the Eastern Region, where additional suspects—Kwasi Akambuley, Salia Mohammed, Mumuni Abdul Razak Akakuub, Aticho Kojo and Kwame Bonsu—were found allegedly preparing for another highway robbery.
During the operation, Kwame Bonsu (Killer Ntua) was shot in the knee after he allegedly attacked arresting officers while attempting to escape. He is currently on admission at the Police Hospital and is said to be responding to treatment.
Investigations have further linked the suspects to several previous robbery cases, including an October 16, 2025 attack on market women at Ngleshie Amanfro, where ¢30,000 and mobile phones were stolen; multiple robberies at Kibi and Suhum; and a 2023 incident in which a driver, Yaw Boakye of Sarfo Nyame Cold Store, was attacked and killed, with ¢1.2 million allegedly stolen.
Police say Kwame Bediako had jumped bail in some of the earlier cases. The gang is also alleged to have attacked a National RDF police officer at the Accra–Tema Toll Booth on September 24, 2025, making away with an AK-47 rifle and ammunition, which were later abandoned at the Tesano Quartermaster Stores.
Exhibits retrieved so far include a black Zastava pistol (serial number 833577), 19 rounds of 9mm ammunition, five empty cartridges, two rubber pistols, a pump-action gun, machetes, a knife, mobile phones, cowries, and a purse containing assorted ID cards.
The Ghana Police Service says efforts are ongoing to arrest all remaining suspects still at large and has urged victims of the various robberies to come forward to assist with investigations.
