Police at New Edubiase in the Adansi South district of the Ashanti Region have arrested 43-year old Nicolas Adjei who attempted snatching a Toyota Corolla taxi cab with registration number No GS 328 -13 from its owner.
According to 25-year old Isaac Owusu, the suspect hired the vehicle from Kumasi but on reaching a village called Atase Nkwanta in New Edubiase, he pulled a pistol and snatched the taxi from him.
The police immediately pursued and arrested him between New Edubiase – Akim Oda road after they were notified.
The vehicle was retrieved and a search on him revealed a Bruno MOD pistol with 4 rounds of live ammunitions, a knife, keys of other vehicles, a face mask and a screw driver.
The registration number of the vehicle was also changed to AW 178-13 immediately he snatched it while the road worthy certificate of the taxi cab was also found to have been changed. He is currently in police custody assisting in investigations.
Source: GhanaWeb
