Also known as: AARU
Anti-Armed Robbery Unit — Ghana Police special unit deployed to track armed robbery suspects and intensify operations targeting armed robbery gangs.
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The Ghanaian Times
… According to a statement signed by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, the arrests followed an intelligence-led operation on October 31, 2026, involving personnel from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of …
Police arrest 3 over robberies targeting bank customers in KumasiJoy Online
… KC”, A press release issued by Superintendent of Police Godwin Atsu Ahianyo, Head of the Command’s Public Affairs Unit and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said. “On 31st October 2026, at about 11:30 pm, an IGP’s Special Team, comprising personnel from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit …
Bank customers’ robbers: Police arrest three in KumasiThe Ghanaian Times
… A statement signed by the Head of the Public Affairs Department, Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, said the arrests followed sustained intelligence-led investigations conducted by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit (AARU) of the Police Headquarte …
Police arrest 2 suspects over kidnapping, murder of Senegalese goalkeeperJoy Online
… In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 23, the Head of the Police Public Affairs Department, Superintendent of Police Godwin Ahianyo, said the operation was carried out by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit (AARU) of the Police Headquarters in collaboration with the Police Intell …
Ashanti Regional Police arrest two foreign nationals over alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh ToureJoy Online
… s release issued on Monday, September 14, the operation, code-named “Operation Rescue the Victim and Arrest the Perpetrators”, was coordinated by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno and involved the Central North Regional Command, the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit …
Four arrested as police bust alleged kidnapping, torture and extortion syndicateThe Ghanaian Times
The Savannah Regional Police Command, with support from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, has dismantled the robbery gang behind the robbery of two Mobile Money vendors on June 29, 2026 at the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savannah Region, during which an amount of GH¢430,000 was stolen. …
Police arrest suspect over GH¢430,000 robbery at Buipe cattle marketJoy Online
The Savannah Regional Police Command, with support from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, has arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savannah Region. …
Police arrest suspect over GH¢430,000 robbery at Buipe cattle marketThe Chronicle
… Meanwhile, the CID’s Anti-Armed Robbery Unit arrested Christopher Kupeni, 63, and Kwabena Tawiah, 56, in the Ashanti Region over the alleged illegal trafficking of firearms and ammunition. …
Police Arrest 26 Nigerians in Human Trafficking, Cybercrime CrackdownDaily Guide
… On July 6, 2026, acting on the directive of the Inspector General of Police, a team from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit arrested the convict as he was preparing to leave the country. …
Fraudster ‘Chad’ Arrested After Six YearsThe Ghanaian Times
… On July 6, 2026, acting on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), a team from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit arrested the convict while he was preparing to leave the country. …
Police arrest convicted fraudster for financial crimesPolice arrested three Nigerian nationals suspected of robbing bank customers in Kumasi and environs. The suspects monitored banking premises, identified customers withdrawing substantial sums, and trailed them before attacking and robbing them, or used master keys to break into unattended vehicles and steal cash inside.
5 November 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Police arrested three Nigerian nationals suspected of robbing bank customers in Kumasi and environs. The suspects monitored banking premises, identified customers withdrawing substantial sums, and trailed them before attacking and robbing them, or used master keys to break into unattended vehicles and steal cash inside.
5 November 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested three suspected members of a criminal syndicate blamed for robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi. A search recovered cash, mobile phones, a motorbike, and a master key; the suspects admitted involvement and mentioned two accomplices who monitored banks, identified customers withdrawing money, and robbed them.
4 November 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Nigerien national and a 24-year-old Burkinabe national linked to the October 2025 kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure. The suspects are members of a four-man group that allegedly operated under the guise of football scouting agents and used online platforms to target victims.
25 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ashanti Regional Police arrested a 32-year-old Nigerien national and a 24-year-old Burkinabe national on September 20 in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure, whose body was brought to a hospital in Kumasi on October 16, 2025. Preliminary investigations linked the suspects to a four-member group operating under the guise of football scouting agents.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central North Regional Police Command rescued a 30-year-old man and arrested four suspects, including two teachers and a security guard, following an intelligence-led operation targeting an alleged kidnapping, torture and extortion syndicate. The arrests stemmed from a case initiated in September after one of the suspects alleged she had been defrauded.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Savannah Regional Police Command, supported by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, arrested suspect Yacouba Oumar in connection with the June 29, 2026 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market, where four armed men stole GH¢430,000. During interrogation, Oumar identified his accomplices and disclosed that the group was contracted by a cattle trader to carry out the robbery.
21 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Savannah Regional Police Command arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a June 29 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market that resulted in the loss of GH¢430,000. The suspect admitted to participating in the attack and identified three alleged accomplices.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Police Service arrested 26 Nigerian nationals in intelligence-led operations between July 3 and 15, 2026, targeting human trafficking and cybercrime syndicates, rescuing 33 victims and recovering electronic devices used in cyber-enabled fraud. Police also arrested two suspects in the Ashanti Region for alleged illegal firearms and ammunition trafficking.
22 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Eric Afoakwa, known as "Chad," has been arrested by Ghana Police after six years on the run. He was convicted in absentia in 2019 of five offences including money laundering and forgery, sentenced to eight years imprisonment, and ordered to refund $132,660.00 to the complainant.
9 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Eric Afoakwa, also known as "Chad", a convict sentenced in 2019 to eight years imprisonment for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion, and ordered to refund $132,660.00. Afoakwa was arrested on July 6, 2026, while preparing to leave the country and will be handed over to EOCO to enforce the court's judgment.
7 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana Police arrested convicted fraudster Eric Afoakwa while he was preparing to leave the country. Afoakwa was sentenced in absentia in 2019 to eight years' imprisonment for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion, and ordered to refund US$132,660.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena, at the centre of a succession dispute within the Kristo Asafo Mission, has been arrested and placed in police custody following a shooting that wounded former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo. Police recovered two loaded Glock pistols from his vehicle and additional ammunition from his residence during the investigation.
23 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The family of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has rejected claims by his son Akofena to leadership of Kristo Asafo Mission, stating that Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, the former MP for Dome-Kwabenya, is the duly recognised Head of the Kwadwo Safo Family. The statement follows a shooting incident at the residence of Adwoa Safo's brother, though Adwoa Safo is reported to be in stable condition and responding positively to medical treatment.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Sarah Adwoa Sarfo reported that upon arriving at her late father's residence in Kwabenya on Saturday morning, her brother Nana Kwadwo Sarfo Akofena ordered security personnel to open fire on her. She sustained gunshot injuries to her left ear and right hand and reported the incident to police.
21 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Inspector-General of Police has announced arrests of suspects linked to the murder of Nana Sewa Jankuma, Queenmother of Abamba, and a deadly armed robbery at a GB oil filling station near Atebubu in the Bono East Region. The police have intensified intelligence-led operations across the country targeting armed robbery gangs, narcotics networks, online fraud syndicates, and other organised criminal groups, with several syndicates dismantled and weapons retrieved.
22 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Two armed attacks on May 2, 2026 — one at a fuel station near Jato Zongo and one on a passenger bus near Nasia — killed four people and injured several others. The Inspector General of Police has deployed special units to track down the suspects.
5 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Inspector-General of Police has deployed personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate and Anti-Armed Robbery Unit to Bono East and Northern regions following two armed robbery attacks on 2nd May 2026. The incidents—one at a fuel station in Atebubu District and another on a passenger bus near Nasia—left four people dead and others injured.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Armed men attacked a fuel station in Atebubu District, Bono East Region, and a passenger bus near Nasia on the Bolgatanga–Tamale highway in the Northern Region on May 2, 2026, killing four people and injuring several others. The Inspector-General of Police has deployed special units to track down the suspects and intensified armed patrols in the affected areas.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Police's Missing Persons Unit has arrested two suspects in connection with Dr. Jesse Amuah and Mrs. Elizabeth Esi Amuah, reported missing since March 23, 2026. The suspects are assisting the ongoing investigation as police continue efforts to locate the couple.
30 April 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana Police's Missing Persons Unit has arrested two people in connection with the disappearance of Dr. Jesse Amuah and Mrs. Elizabeth Esi Amuah, who have not been seen since March 23, 2026. The suspects are assisting the investigation as police continue efforts to locate the couple.
29 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Police have arrested two persons in connection with the disappearance of Dr Jesse Amuah and his wife, Elizabeth Esi Amuah, who were reported missing on April 22, 2026, after not being seen since March 23, 2026. The suspects are assisting ongoing investigations as authorities pursue multiple leads to locate the couple.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →