Two foreign visitors robbed at hotel

Page 64: Daily Graphic, April 22, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THREE armed robbers on Tuesday night attacked and robbed two foreign visitors as they entered the reception of a hotel at East Cantonments.
The suspects later snatched a vehicle near the Ghana Free Zones offices after their white Toyota Corolla, with registration number GE 8793-09, had run into a ditch.
All the personal belongings of the foreign visitors, including laptops, digital cameras and cash, were taken from them.
Two persons said to have invited the two visitors, male and female, are assisting the police in investigations.
The Cantonments District Police Commander, DSP Alex Kumangtani, told the Daily Graphic yesterday that the visitors had arrived from The Netherlands about 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
He said a vehicle from the hotel where they had booked to stay picked them up from the airport.
According to him, a white Toyota Corolla with three occupants pulled up at the hotel just as the visitors were entering the reception of the hotel.
DSP Kumangtani said the three suspects followed the visitors to the reception and pulled pistols at all those there and ordered them to lie down.
He said the three armed men then snatched all the belongings of the guests and sped off in their car.
He said on reaching the junction near the GFB, the robbers’ vehicle ran into a ditch.
DSP Kumangtani said the suspects then attacked a lady who was driving past in her Nissan Sentra, with registration number GE 1914-10, and took it away.
He said the Toyota Corolla had been parked at the Cantonments Police Station.