Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly trying to steal an armoured vehicle belonging to the Ghana Police Service during a dramatic incident that occurred in broad daylight at Nkawie Market in the Ashanti Region.
Police have arrested 26-year-old Ebenezer Frimpong after he allegedly stole a Ghana Police Service armoured vehicle in a dramatic incident at Nkawie Market in the Ashanti Region.
According to a police situational report, the incident happened around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Lance Corporal Joshua Denkyi of the Formed Police Unit was transporting the armoured vehicle from Nkawie to the Ashanti Regional Police Workshop in Kumasi for servicing.
He briefly parked near Nkawie Market and left the vehicle with the engine running while he went into a nearby pharmacy to buy medication. In that short lapse in security, Frimpong allegedly got into the armoured vehicle and sped off, shocking the officer and bystanders.
An alarm was raised immediately, prompting a rapid regional response. A SWAT team led by Inspector Benjamin Nartey, comprising seven tactical officers, was deployed to intercept the stolen vehicle.
The chase along the Nkawie–Abuakwa stretch lasted about 30 minutes before Frimpong was arrested at Mim, near Abuakwa in the Kumasi area.
Police have since recovered the armoured vehicle, which is now secured as an exhibit. Frimpong was first held at the Abuakwa District Police Command and has since been transferred to the Ashanti Regional Criminal Investigations Department, where he is assisting with investigations.
