The Anti-Armed Robbery Response Unit (AARU) of the Ghana Police Service has foiled an attempted robbery at the MRB Rural Bank in Winneba, Central Region.
Police said at about 1am on Friday, August 15, 2025, the bank’s alarm was triggered, drawing the attention of a patrol team on duty.
The team, sensing unusual activity, proceeded to the bank to investigate.
“On reaching the location, they were met with sporadic gunshots from the robbers. After a brief exchange of fire, the gang bolted, leaving behind one pump-action gun and other implements,” the police stated.
The AARU team retrieved the weapon together with an empty cartridge from the scene.
Preliminary investigations suggest that about five armed men were involved. The suspects attempted to break into the bank’s vault, but the swift intervention of the patrol team foiled the robbery.
“The modus operandi of this gang is similar to that of those involved in earlier rural bank robberies, suggesting they are responsible for all the incidents,” police said.
They added that intelligence points to the suspects hiding in Kumasi, where a surveillance team from AARU is currently tracking them.
Source: Graphic Online
