The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, yesterday promoted seven policemen who engaged and subdued two suspected armed robbers in Tema, on Monday, this week, after the miscreants had shot a mobile money vendor.
They are Chief Inspector Enock Nartey Nuer, who was given special recommendation to the Police Academy.
Chief Inspector Nuer was among those who sat for the Police College entrance examination on Sunday April 13, 2026.
After the examination, all the officers were granted pass to report back to their respective stations/units today, Wednesday 15, 2026.
Nuer, however, sacrificed his off days to report for work on the same day and took part in that daring operation.
Two Inspectors, Gershon Dekpey and Prince Asante, were promoted to the rank of Chief Inspectors, while same number of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), Number 45881 Sgt Lukman Mohammed Alenbinde and Number 49900 Sgt Eugene Kuudouru got promoted to the Inspectorate rank.
Number 54157 Cpl Jerome Akator, moved to Sergeant while Number 59882 L/Cpl Jonathan Sewurah gained full Corporal status.
Meanwhile, the status of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Jean Kpelli, the Tema Regional Police Operations Commander, who led the team and is in combat, is discussed at the highest level.
The Chronicle reported yesterday that two suspected armed robbers had been shot dead by the police in Tema on Monday, after they allegedly shot a mobile money vendor.
Speaking to The Chronicle on condition of anonymity, a senior police source intimated that the incident occurred around 10:30am and approximately 100 meters away from the St Paul Methodist Church, Community One, where Vice President Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang was attending a program.
According to the police source, gunfire erupted in the immediate vicinity while the program was ongoing.
The sound prompted security personnel on duty at the event to move towards the source of the shots.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Jean Kpelli, incharge of Tema Police Operations led a police team that spotted a Royal black motorbike, with registration number M-24-GE778 speeding away from the area.
The officers pursued the riders to Community Ten, where the suspects allegedly opened fire on the police.
The source continued that, in the ensuing exchanges, the two men were hit and pronounced dead.
At the scene, police recovered one black 9mm Luger Pistol and a search conducted on the suspects revealed a blue hand bag, containing the following items – three live rounds of ammunition, one spent shell, three Android mobile phones.
Also found were one Ghana Card bearing the name of Mavis Mensah, assorted SIM cards, one talisman, one Royal motorbike ignition key and cash amount of GHC11,390.00 (Eleven thousand, three hundred and ninety Ghana Cedis).
The Tema Regional Crime Scene Management Team went to reconstruct the scene, took custody of the pistol to be forwarded to the Central Firearm Registry to ascertain the ownership, likewise the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) for that of the motorbike.
The Police source concluded by saying that the female mobile money vendor, who was shot in the foot was rushed to the Tema General Hospital for treatment.
Source: Thechroniclegh
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