A man was robbed by assailants on a motorbike at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra on Wednesday, August 23, 2023; according to a report by the state-owned Daily Graphic newspaper.
The incident which happened during the day is said to have lasted barely two minutes as the robbers crossed the victim who was also on a motorbike ordering him to surrender monies he had in a bag.
The incident was at Adabraka Official Town, specifically between, Nobles Spot and the popular Aponkye Spot in the area.
Eyewitnesses stood motionless, could not intervene because the robbers had pulled out a black pistol, and did not also even call the police to lodge a complaint after the incident, the Daily Graphic report said.
It added: The robbery victim was left alone to count his losses, and left the scene moments after the robbers - two of them, had sped off on a black motorcycle with their booty, which was a substantial amount of cash wrapped in a polythene bag.
What happened? - Daily Graphic account:
Some eyewitnesses who spoke to the newspaper suggested that the robbers may have tracked the victims from a location, knowing that he was in possession of the money, and had struck at an opportune location and time.