The Ashanti Regional Police Command has announced the initiation of a manhunt for armed robbers who assaulted passengers along the Ahyiresu-Kwame Dwumor Sreso (KDS) road in the Nyinahin District.
The robbery occurred on Sunday, 12 April 2026, at approximately 10:30 pm.
According to a statement released by the Police, their patrol teams responded to emergency calls and arrived at the scene where a VIP bus, registered as AM 9334-20, which was transporting around thirty football players and officials of Berekum Chelsea from Samreboi to Berekum, had veered off the road into a bush while trying to evade six armed assailants, three of whom were armed with pump-action shotguns.
During the incident, Dominic Frimpong, a football player, suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to the Bibiani Government Hospital, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical care.
Another victim, George Owusu Afriyie, aged 52, was also robbed of GHS 4,500.00. Two spent BB cartridges were collected from the scene to aid in the investigation.
The Regional Police Command has dispatched additional personnel and Crime Scene experts to the location and is actively pursuing the suspects.
The Police have assured the public that the offenders will be apprehended in the shortest time possible.
“The public is encouraged to remain calm and to continue placing their trust in the Police as investigations proceed,” the statement concluded.
