A robbery attempt at the residence of a Court of Appeal judge in Kumasi has been foiled following the swift intervention of a police bodyguard assigned to the premises, the Ghana Police Service has confirmed.

According to a press release issued on March 4, the incident occurred late on March 3 at about 11:30 p.m. when two young men allegedly scaled the fence wall of the judge’s residence while armed with cutlasses and a pair of scissors.

The suspects, identified by the police as Patrick Alor, 23, and Akwasi Gyamfi, 21, are said to have entered the compound and attempted to forcibly open the judge’s private vehicle.

However, preliminary investigations indicate that their actions were detected by the police bodyguard stationed at the residence before they could carry out the alleged robbery.

According to the police, the suspects resisted arrest when confronted and allegedly attempted to disarm the officer.

The police said that in the course of the confrontation, the officer acted in self-defence and in accordance with operational procedures.

“Acting in self-defence and in line with operational procedures, the officer discharged his firearm, resulting in gunshot wounds to the left and right legs of the suspects.”

The injured men were subsequently subdued and taken into custody.