The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested eleven teenagers believed to be members of a robbery gang who have been terrorizing residents in the Kumasi metropolis.
The suspects were said to be in possession of firearm, machetes and other dangerous weapons at the time of their arrest at different suburbs of the city.
They are currently in police custody to assist in investigations.
The suspects are Kojo Gyan, 19, Issah Abubakari, 17, Awudu Zaidan, 13, Adam Rashid, 15, Gado Zakaria 15, Fuseini Adam, 17, Hallaru Kamal, 13, Mohammed Suraya, 15, Sumaila Abdalla, 15, Fuseini Seidu, 15.
At a press briefing in Kumasi, DCOP Augustine Gyening, Ashanti Regional Police Commander, told newsmen the police also arrested Mohammed Awal, 21, and Mohammed Yussif, 25 for wielding machetes and attempted murder at Aboabo post office area in Kumasi.
DCOP Gyening said the suspects were among scores of criminals that are members of a robbery group operating around Aboabo No.1, Asawase, Sawaba, and Aboabo post office area.
DCOP Gyening disclosed that the hoodlums, who are always armed to the teeth, seemed to have been emboldened by their juju magical powers, thereby brandishing cutlasses and other weapons with impunity.
He said the police would make the city an unsafe haven for these criminals as their days were numbered, assuring the public that every member of the group would be tracked down and brought to book.