Three University for Development Studies Students Arrested Over Armed Robbery
- Three Level 400 students of the University for Development Studies were detained in police custody for alleged armed robbery
- Police nabbed one of the suspects attempting to flee to the North East Region during the ongoing investigation
- The university community was said to be on edge as authorities pursue the full story behind the alleged armed robberies
Three Level 400 students of the University for Development Studies are in police custody after their alleged involvement in an armed robbery.
Joy News reported that the suspects are from the Nyankpala and Dungu campuses of the university.
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They have appeared in court and been remanded as investigations are ongoing, as they work to establish the full circumstances surrounding the case.
Addressing the media in Tamale, Northern Regional Police Commander, Wisdom Lavoe, said one of the suspects was arrested when he was trying to run to the North East Region.
The date of the arrests was not disclosed in the press conference, which was shared on Facebook.
Police said the arrests formed part of recent operations to clamp down on violent crime in the region, particularly armed robberies.
The case has since drawn attention within the university community, as authorities continue investigations into the incident.
UDS student gets death sentence
The University for Development Studies has been in the news for the wrong reasons before because of a tragic crime of passion.
A Computer Science student on the school's Nyankpala campus, 19-year-old Salifu Nurudeen, was sentenced to death for murdering a fellow student, Wumpini Mohammed Zakiu.
The incident occurred in September 2024 after a dispute over a woman, who was also a University for Development Studies student.
3News reported that Nurudeen’s girlfriend ended their relationship with him and started dating the eventual murder victim.
On September 25, 2024, Wumpini’s body was discovered with multiple stab wounds, and his phone was missing.
Investigations showed that he had sent messages from Wumpini’s phone to the deceased's girlfriend, pretending to break up, and another message to Wumpini’s friend.
Nurudeen was eventually arrested after being lured to Jubilee Park and admitting to sending the text messages, but denied murdering the victim.
About Wumpini Mohammed Zaiku's death
Adom News reported that Zaiku's body was found in an uncompleted building on the school's campus.
Initial reports indicated that his motorcycle and phone were missing, fueling concerns that robbers had attacked him on the premises and made off with his possessions.
Wumpini's final funeral rites were held on September 30, 2024, at Gumani around Oasis in Tamale.
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Jewellery robbery gang arrested
YEN.com.gh reported that the Ghana Police Service recently arrested four suspects linked to a series of jewellery shop robberies recorded in Accra in 2025.
Following their arrests, CCTV footage capturing one of the incidents at a jewellery shop at Dzorwulu has surfaced online.
The footage, dated October 20, 2025, shows one of the alleged suspects, fully masked, forcibly entering the shop at the start of the robbery.
Source: YEN.com.gh
