Police foil planned robbery on GCB Bank, Ecobank and Zenith Bank at Labone; 2 suspects killed, one arrested

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a planned robbery attack on three banks at Labone in Accra, arresting one suspect and killing two others during a shootout.

In a statement issued on Thursday, August 13, it said the police response team was immediately deployed to the area, where the suspected robbers were spotted in two vehicles parked close to the banks.

The police said two vehicles were subsequently recovered from the scene, a Toyota Highlander with registration number GS-1434-18 and a Hyundai Tucson with registration number GS 7915-17.