Seven people, including a soldier, have been remanded into police custody for their alleged role in the armed robbery of a fuel tanker carrying 54,000 litres of diesel worth GH¢769,500.
According to police reports, the incident occurred on August 6, when the suspects allegedly followed a DAF fuel tanker with registration number GT-2493-20 from Tema to Kumasi. The tanker was intercepted at gunpoint at Pampaso Number 1 in the Eastern Region.
The suspects allegedly redirected the tanker to the Pacific Fuel Station at Bunso Junction, where the fuel was transferred into an empty tanker. Meanwhile, the driver and his mate were taken away in a green pickup truck with registration number GX 2881-22.
The soldier, identified as Corporal Bortey Bernard, was later arrested at a police checkpoint in Ablekuma Borkorborkor after the victims raised the alarm. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of five more suspects, while four others remain at large.
Police say efforts are underway to track down the remaining suspects and recover the stolen fuel.
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