# Police shootout in Ashanti Region, Ghana

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/police-shootout-in-ashanti-region-ghana
> Updated: 2026-09-29T01:06:24.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

In the Ashanti Region of Ghana, a police shootout in Poano resulted in the deaths of three suspected armed robbers. The suspects, identified as Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, Emmanuel Boamah Gyebi, and Felix Topman, were part of a gang wanted for various robberies and killings.

Acting on intelligence, the Ashanti South Regional Police Command located the group at a hotel in Atwima Mim. The suspects reportedly opened fire on a tactical team while preparing an ambush on the Anwiankwanta–Antoakrom Road. Following the exchange of gunfire, the three men were pronounced dead at Bekwai Municipal Hospital. During investigations, Adu-Gyamfi allegedly confessed to involvement in the killings of the Chiefs of Atwima Mim and Atwima Koforidua. Police recovered a pump-action gun and ammunition from the scene.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-29: Gauteng police shootout leaves three suspected CIT robbers dead

Three suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed and one arrested following a police shootout on the R80 highway in Gauteng, South Africa, after a planned robbery was intercepted.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/gauteng-police-shootout-leaves-three-suspected-cit-robbers-dead

### 2026-09-24: Police shootout in Poano kills three suspected armed robbers

Three suspected armed robbers were killed in a shootout with police in Ghana's Ashanti Region while preparing for a highway ambush. The gang was linked to multiple historical robberies and killings.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-shootout-in-poano-kills-three-suspected-armed-robbers

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