Kumasi: Gold Dealers Shot And Robbed At Manso-Mosekrom

Two Gold dealers have been shot and robbed of their gold and money at Manso-Mosekrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region.

According to residents four suspected robbers stormed the area, Thursday dawn for a gold heist.

They are said to have approached a gold dealer identified as Nana Bronya and robbed him at gunpoint, before compelling him to lead them to three other business partners.

The unknown gunmen also robbed a gold buyer, and a mobile money vendor at gunpoint.

According to an eye witness two gold dealers were shot in the leg and received treatment at St. Martin’s Hospital at Agroyesum.

“We heard gunshots between 2 am, and 3 am, and they first attacked the gold dealer, Nana Bronya. He was robbed and asked to lead the robbers to other gold dealers at gunpoint.

“They went to one Daniel and robbed him of his money and gold and then shot him. Another victim, Kwabena, was also robbed of his money, and they shot him in the leg.

“For the mobile money vendor, he was robbed of ¢12,000. One gold buyer has also robbed to the tune of ¢20,000,” the eye witness said.

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