A mobile money vendor known as Atsu, has been shot dead by armed robbers at Awutu Adawukwa near Bawjiase in the Central Region on Friday.
An eyewitness, Baah Isaac, narrated that one of the armed robbers under the pretext of finding his way around in the area went to the deceased and asked him to assist him with the direction to Amasaman, kasapafmonline filed.
He said as Atsu was giving the direction, one of the robbers pointed a gun at him asking for his sales made so far, but he refused.
The robbers then fired three warning shots to scare him but after he remained adamant, the robbers him in the chest and stomach.
The case has been reported to the Bawjiase Police who have commenced investigations into the incident.
Ghanaians are facing economic hardships which has contributed to the rise in gun crimes. Security analyst have also predicted that, the governments lack of control on fire arms has somewhat partly made it difficult for the police to fear for their lives.
As Ghana heads towards the polls on December 7th, many people have voiced their fears over illicit behaviours and intimidation from the ruling party.
Source: Ghanamattter.com/Kasapafm
