The Ghana Police Service say they have arrested a Nigerian identified as Augustine Okechuku Maazi and killed two other suspected members of a robbery gang during an intelligence-led operation in Accra.
The police said the operation, which took place on Thursday, foiled an alleged plan by a robbery syndicate to attack banks in the Labone area of Accra.
According to a statement by the Police Service, it received intelligence at about 10:45am that the gang was preparing to attack GCB Bank, Ecobank and Zenith Bank in the area.
A response team was subsequently deployed to Labone, where officers reportedly found members of the suspected gang in vehicles parked close to the banks.
The police said one of the vehicles sped away after the suspects noticed the officers, prompting the operatives to give chase. Maazi was eventually arrested, while another occupant of the vehicle escaped.
