Manhunt for allege robber and killer

30-10-2010 The Northern and Upper East Regional Police Commands are on the look out for the allege notorious armed robber and killer, Johnson Soloma Kombia, who is said to have shot and killed two policemen on patrol duties at Nankpanduri in the Northern Region last Sunday. 17 suspected persons including a woman have been held by the police for their allege involvement in the activities of the Soloma Kombia and are due for screening and questioning. Meanwhile intelligence report gathered by the joint police force indicates that the said criminal is hiding in neighbouring Togo. These came to light during a press briefing by the Upper East Regional Police Commander, ACP Bright Oduro at Bolgatanga. According to him the criminal activities of Kombia, popularly known as ‘Burger’ is not only confined to the Northern Region alone but stretches into the Upper East Region and in particular the Garu Tempane –Bawku areas where he has been responsible for several incidents of motor bikes snatching at gun points. He said the Upper East Regional Police command is interested in the recapture of Kombia because he has his roots in the Upper East adding that his father who hails from Nanpkanduri in the Northern Region also has lineage to the twin villages of Davorga and Danugu in the Garu Tempane District where his mother comes from. He described his recapture as crucial and significant to the effect that 25 additional operational policemen from Accra has been invited to ensure his arrest. The aim he said is to hunt him down, cut links with those in Nankpanduri and nearby villages who have been collaborating and providing information to him on police movement and intensions by arresting them for questioning and also arrest his accomplices. He denied media publications that the police went to Nankpanduri to brutalise innocent people, and explained that the move was to meant surprisingly to clamp down on Kombien from his hide out the operation was done upon a tip off by an informant. He called on residents of Nakpanduri to exercise restraints whilst they put up measures to effect the arrest of Kombien, who he termed as a torn in the flesh of the police and the people of Northern and Upper East region. He called on residents in the two regions to give out information to the police to help arrest the criminal. ACP Oduro said a price tag of 5,000 Ghana Cedis has been placed on the suspected criminal for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of Kombia.
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