Robbery in Adabraka: Jewelry store owners speak of incidents and losses for the first time

• A group of armed men recently attacked a jewelry store in Adabraka, a suburb of Accra, and made off with a large sum of money
• The incident stunned residents and the store’s owners who had spoken out about the incident
• Netizens who saw videos of the store’s owners reacting to the incident had mixed reactions in the comments section

The owners of an Adabraka jewelry store that was recently robbed in broad daylight have spoken out about the incident

In a viral video, Mr. Clement Amo Baffour, one of the owners noted that the incident occurred while he was on his way to the store.

He noted that a customer had arrived at the store on November 2, 2024 to sell them some raw gold and was about to leave with the proceeds from the gold transaction.

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However, the robbers broke in and fled with the loot money which was about GH¢6.2 million.

The co-owner of the company also shared some details about the incident. He noted that the thieves not only made off with the proceeds from the recent transaction, but also with additional personal funds to the victim.

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The same store was robbed in July 2024

In another interview, Mr. Baffour indicated that this was not the first time a jewelry store had been robbed. He says that a similar incident occurred earlier, in July 2024. He noticed this in this incident the thieves made away with items worth GH¢1 million.

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Netizens sympathize with jewelry store owners

Netizens who saw the videos of the store’s owners reacting to the robbery incident had mixed reactions in the comments section of the posts. Many sympathized with the store’s owners.

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@coffee wrote:

“But why did you keep money in your store?”

@F._A._R._U._K

“This means that the money does not belong to him, but to a customer.”

@Pampiimedia wrote:

“All this money giga still day trust nana Addo government n invest.”

@Oceanmoney wrote:

“And why would you even have a million dollars on you, and I even believe the man is a suspect.”

@TRINITY wrote:

“But why don’t they prefer to work with checks rather than physical cash.”

@Honingkonijn wrote:

“I know him very well, he is a good man. Unfortunately this happened and he does not come to work early.”

@BigDallas wrote:

“If it happened twice this year, please change employees.”

The robbers’ getaway vehicle was tracked to Ashaiman

In the meantime, YEN.com.gh previously reported that the vehicle involved of the robbery was traced back to Ashaiman.

This is after security agencies released images of the Toyota Highlander leaving the crime scene in Adabraka Accra.

Source: YEN.com.gh