Bank Of Ghana: Man Who Threatened To Rob Central Bank Makes U-turn, Begs For Forgiveness In Touching Video

Bank Of Ghana: Man Who Threatened To Rob Central Bank Makes U-turn, Begs For Forgiveness In Touching Video

  • The man who threatened the Bank of Ghana with robbery has gone public on the issue
  • In a video, the man explained that he never meant any harm and that he was just joking
  • Netizens who reacted to the video have chided him for the loose comment, with others calling for him to be arrested

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A young man who got Ghanaians worried after a video of him opening up on his intention to rob the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has finally broken his silence regarding the matter.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on TikTok, the young man, in a bid to plead his innocence, explained that the said video is an old one, which was intended as a joke.

Photo of the young Ghanaian man
Man apologizes over robbery comment against BoG Photo credit: @snrgaspiiissifu/TikTok
Source: TikTok

Giving a back story, the young man who looked visibly sad said that he had an issue with someone who then decided to pick that video, edit the portion where he made the unguided remarks and leaked it.

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He said the person did that to create public disaffection for him.

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"Please Ghana police, I am not a thief, everybody who knows me will tell you that I have never stolen before. My words is what have landed me into trouble, but I am not a thief."

At the time of writing the report, the video had gathered over 2,000 likes and 900 comments.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians unhappy with the comment

Netizens who thronged the comment section of the video chided the young man for making such an unguided statement.

paakwesiquayson22 indicated:

I said it .... no serious robber will do this. But Bro next time don't just talk

Alaxca De-rootman

Massa you gonna get that trend you wanted

YOUR GIRLFRIEND stated:

this world err I always say this, no rich kid would get time to say these words but rather we the poor once

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Armed robber kills police officer in Ablekuma Fan Milk bullion van robbery

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Lance Corporal Callistus Amoah, a Ghanaian police officer, was killed in a bullion robbery attack at Ablekuma Fan Milk in the Greater Accra Region on June 14, 2023.

The robbery happened at a Star Oil fuel station, and the officer died on the scene from wounds sustained from gunshots by the robbers.

According to reports, the robbers followed the bullion van to the Star Oil fuel station, where the shoot-out occurred.

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over six years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL). He also worked as a content writer for Scooper News. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.

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