KILLED! Joseph Adusa Ayisi
GUNMEN SHOT and killed a hotel security guard at Bantama on Monday dawn after they stormed the place in an attempt to rob guests. This is the latest incident in the series of gun violence that has put the city of Kumasi on edge.
The victim, who was identified as Joseph Adusa Ayisi, was going about his usual operational duties at the Ashanti Hotel when the gunmen struck and killed him in cold blood after shouting, “Thieves! Thieves!!”
The 35-year-old was shot in the chest at the hotel’s reception as he attempted to foil the robbery attack on some expatriate guests of the hotel, who were said to have visited the area at the weekend.
ASP Yusif Mohammed Tanko, Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, who confirmed the tragic incident, told DAILY GUIDE one David Amoah, 30, had been arrested in connection with the episode.
According to him, the suspect, after committing the act, was immediately arrested by a police patrol team in the vicinity that had been called to the scene.
He said the police retrieved some cartridges from Amoah, following a search conducted on him upon his arrest. He also believed that the suspect managed to throw away the weapon used in committing the crime as he was pursued for a long time.
“We are also trying to establish whether he acted alone or with some people,” ASP Tanko stated, and asked to be given some time to enable him to thoroughly investigate the case.
Kumasi has been on edge all week, with police gearing up to combat the spate of violent crimes that have hit the city hard over the past few weeks.
Police personnel are patrolling areas in the city, where most shootings in the metropolis have occurred.
A resident of Bantama, who spoke to DAILY GUIDE, said the violence in her neighbourhood was forcing families to hold their members hostage in their own homes, for fear of them being shot.
Pleading anonymity, the young lady disclosed that the criminal gangs in the neighbourhood were known and mostly found at the Bantama M/A Primary/Junior High School during the day, smoking and gambling.
The latest shooting to death of the security guard comes shortly after five masked men gunned down Prince Opoku Anto, nephew of NPP Ashanti Regional chairman, Fredrick Fredua Anto, at a popular drinking spot at Dichemso in Kumasi. This brings to four the number of persons gunned down recently in Kumasi.
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