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A Ghanaian taxi driver has turned to an over-night celebrity and
has been handsomely rewarded by the Ghana Police Service, the President
and management of a shopping mall after he assisted in the arrest of two
armed robbers in Accra.
The driver who used his taxi to knock down the robbers in motorbike
A taxi driver who assisted in the arrest of two armed robbers in
Accra, the capital of Ghana on January, has been presented with a
Toyota Corolla car by IGP John Kudalor at the Ghana Police Service
Headquarters on Monday.
The armed robbers
It was gathered that the two suspected robbers identified as
Abaliku Sannie, 35 and Oko Quaicoo, 30, shot an Administrative Assistant
of Koala Shopping Mall, after she had left the Cantonment branch of the
company.
IG of Police presenting him a car for his bravery
The taxi driver, who witnessed the incident, stopped the fleeing
shooters by ramming his taxi into a motorbike they were using to escape
leaving his taxi badly damaged. He also prevented some angry youth who
tried to lynch the suspects who were later arrested by the police after
surviving the attack.
The supermarket’s management presents him with a new car
The driver’s heroic act has since been commended by many, including
former President J.J. Rawlings and President John Mahama who awarded
him with a house. He was also presented with a brand new Chevrolet Optra
(Sedan ) Saloon car by Koala Supermarket