The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three members of a suspected outlaw motorcycle gang believed to be terrorising residents within the Breman-Kronum-Suame enclave in the Ashanti Region.
The gang is alleged to have been engaging in illegal midnight motorcycle racing by taking over public roads and attacking and robbing unsuspecting passersby, thereby creating fear and insecurity among residents in the area.
The Command had been monitoring the activities and movements of the group as part of sustained efforts to apprehend its members, who had consistently evaded arrest.
However, at about 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, 1st November 2026, a police team intercepted the gang at Suame in Kumasi. The operation resulted in the arrest of three suspects, identified as Sharif Mahmud, aged 23, Abdallah Karim, aged 25, and James Alena, aged 25, while several other members managed to escape.
The three suspects have been granted police inquiry bail and are expected to be arraigned before court when it resumes sitting following the ongoing strike by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana. Meanwhile, investigations continue, and efforts are underway to track down and arrest the remaining members of the group.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has assured the public of its commitment to maintaining law and order and urges residents to volunteer credible information that could assist in identifying and apprehending the fleeing suspects.
