The Police administration has announced a ¢10,000 reward for anybody who would give credible information that would lead to the arrest of Eric Kojo Duah.
The suspect is said to be armed men and masterminded the attack and killing of two police officers at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central region on Wednesday.
A team of officers from the Criminal Investigation, Intelligence and National Operations Departments of the police have been dispatched to the area to support investigations into the killing of the peace officers.
Sources tell Joy News the robbers were in an unregistered blue-black Toyota Camry from an area called Kasoa-Vodafone Heading towards the Ofankor Bawjiase road which is a major hideout for robbers.
According to eye-witnesses, there was an initial exchange of fire before one of the officers was found lying in a pool of blood.
“The policemen chased and crossed the vehicle of the robbers who opened fire on them killing one on the spot and another in a critical condition and sped off towards the Jei-Krodua road,” the eyewitness narrated.
Less than two hours later, the police announced the arrest of three suspects.
On its official Facebook page, the police said the vehicle, an unregistered Toyota Camry has also been retrieved together with some relevant articles.
The killings bring to five, the number of officers who have lost their lives in the past 30 days.
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