A police officer together with an accomplice have been arrested by the police for allegedly engaging in criminal activities which includes robbery in Somanya, a town the Eastern region.

The police have also charged the two suspects with a robbery case which took place on March 26 2018 at fuel station, when a security man who was on duty on the day of the incident confirmed they were the robbers.

Kudjo Akakpo the 42 year old security man who was on duty on the day of the robbery was tied and butchered before locked up in a room.

The police suspect, Corporal Ghasty Yaaya Seidu is attached to Akuse Police Station while Seth Kpornya Dodzi is a security man with Star Oil Filling station at Sra near Somanya.

Corporal Ghasty Yaaya Seidu, with service number 43255 was arrested at Akosombo and Seth Kpornyo Dodzi was arrested at Somanya on Thursday April 26 after an investigation was conducted by the police.

The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Sergent Francis Gomado while speaking to Accra based radio station Starr FM said, special Investigators from the Regional CID led by Deputy Regional Crime Officer, DSP Seth Serwonu, arrested the two suspects for their involvement in a series of robbery incidents in the area including the Okwenya Shell Fuel Station robbery which occurred on March 26, 2018, when the suspects tied the security man on duty, butchered and locked him into a room.

Mr Gomado further added that, a Search conducted in the room of the Police officer after his arrest led to the retrieval of one Bruni Pistol mode 92 together with two magazines and three 1.8mm ammunition.

He added that, an axe, a knife, 3 paper spray, 10 Wrist Watches, a pair of handcuff and a bayonet were also retrieved while a search in the room of Kpornyo Dodzi at his house in Trom, a suburb of Somanya, also led to the retrieval of 19 BB/AA live Catridges.