Armed robbers attack cocoa purchasing District Officer at Abosamso

A Yonkopa Cocoa Buying Company Limited District Officer (DO) at Abosamso in the Bosome Freho in Ashanti Region, Mr David Ofori Padi has been attacked and shot by armed robbers.

According to Mr. David Oppong , the Branch Accountant   who spoke to Otec news’ Nana Asare  Barimah in an interview with said, on   Thursday, December 28, 2017,  the District Officer and the Purchasing Clerks in the district were having a meeting when  four unknown  gang fully armed  with  facial masks  emerged from nowhere attacked them  and robbed them at a gun point.

Mr.Oppong said the  gang stormed  their Depo whiles the general meeting  was in session   and started shooting  indiscriminately and asked the District Officer to hand over  to them  every money with his procession.

Mr.Oppong said the  gang of 4 fully armed stormed  their Depo whiles the general meeting  was in session   and started shooting and asked the District Officer to hand them  every money with his procession.

Reports say   the District Officer told the criminals that he didn’t bring any money he just came to have a meeting with his workers and give them their Christmas gifts which is made up of rice, oil and chicken.

The District Officer stamen infuriated the angers of these desperate armed robbers and shot at his thigh and sped off leaving him in a pool of blood and later rushed him to the Bekwai Government hospital for treatment.

Further information gathered later has it that, the DO usually comes there on Thursdays to disbursed money to the purchasing clerks to buy cocoa, so the rubbers were thinking he has come to give them money but fortunately for him he didn’t come with any money.

The case has since been reported to Bodwesango Police station and Bosome Freho Police command for feather investigations.

Source: otecfmghana.com/ Nana Asare Barimah