Adabraka Robbery: Owners Of Jewellery Shop Speak For The First Time About Incident, Losses
- A group of armed men recently robbed a jewellery shop in Adabraka and made away with a huge sum of money
- The literal daylight robbery astounded residents and the owners of the shop, who have opened up about the incident
- Netizens who watched the owners of the shop reacting to the theft had mixed reactions in the comments section
- Speaking exclusively to YEN.com.gh, a Security Analyst gave more insights of what the robbery says about Ghana's National Security
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The owners of a jewellery shop at Adabraka, near Accra, which was recently robbed in brazen daylight have opened up about the incident.
In a viral video, Clement Amo Baffour, one of the store owners, noted that the incident happened while he was on his way to work that day.
Source: TikTok
He noted that a customer had arrived at the shop on November 2, 2024, to sell some raw gold to them and was about to leave with the proceeds from the transaction.
However, the robbers intruded and made away with the money which was about GH¢6.2 million.
The business's co-owner also shared some details about the incident. He noted that the thieves made off with not only the proceeds from the recent transaction but also additional personal funds belonging to the victim.
Watch the video below:
Same shop was robbed in July 2024
Speaking in another interview, Baffour indicated that this was not the first time a jewelry shop was robbed.
He recounted that a similar incident occurred earlier, in July 2024. With this incident, he noted that the thieves made away with items worth GH¢1 million.
Watch the video below:
Adabraka robbery is a compromise on security
In an exclusive interview with YEN.com.gh, a Security Analyst, Mohammed Kataba Tangna, noted that the robbery compromised Ghana's National Security.
"When we zoom in into the incident, you can tell that the criminals nowadays are becoming confident engaging in broad daylight robbing because if you look at the calibre of weapons they were using, these are weapons that you would see in warzones or in serious conflict areas. So the question is, how did they get the weapons?
"So now we talk about the proliferation of weapons in the country and how people are now confidently coming in and using them. It's obvious the robbers targeted and monitored the place before going to steal. So we are failing in our National Security principle of monitoring threats, you see, monitoring and mitigating against trade."
Netizens sympathise with owners of jewellery shop
Netizens who saw the videos of the owners of the shop reacting to the robbery incident expressed mixed reactions in the comments section of the posts.
Many sympathised with the owners of the shop while others were critical.
@koffiy wrote:
"But why did u keep money in your shop."
@F._A._R._U._K
"Meaning the money is not his but rather for a customer."
@Pampii media wrote:
"All this money giga still day trust nana Addo government n investing."
@Oceanmoney wrote:
"And why should you even have $1million dollars on you, and I even believe that the man is even a suspect."
@TRINITY wrote:
"But why don't they rather deal with checks instead of physical cash."
@Honey bunny wrote:
"I know him very well he is a good man it unfortunate this happened he doesn’t come to work early."
@Big Dallas wrote:
"If it happened twice this year then please change workers."
Robbers' getaway vehicle tracked to Ashaiman
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that the vehicle involved in the robbery had been tracked back to Ashaiman.
This is after security agencies released images of the Toyota Highlander leaving the crime scene at Adabraka in Accra.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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