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ASHANTI REGIONAL Police Command has made an arrest of high profile armed robbers in the Kumasi Metropolis for committing various kinds of robbery in the city. Briefing the media at the Regional Police Headquarters in Kumasi, Mr. Peter Baaba, Regional Crime officer, explained that on August 11, 2014, at about 3:00 am, a complainant whose name has been withheld was in her room at Gyinyase near Atonsu with three children, when she heard a noise. According to the crime officer, the complainant went out to enquire what was happening and suddenly somebody forcibly forced the door open. Suspect Kelvin Adjei Frimpong, together with two others, armed with locally made pistol ordered her to surrender all monies in the house. The Regional Crime officer said the complainant gave them GHc1,600 cash, while they took her wallet containing an unspecified amount of money, two mobile phones, two wrist watches belonging to her husband and her car keys, her gold wedding ring was also removed. He also stated that suspect Kelvin asked her and her 14-year old daughter to strip naked, while Kelvin inserted his finger into their private parts in turns. Mr. Baaba, disclosed that on November 3, 2014, the complainant was at her shop at Amakom when she sighted the accused person in a taxi cab in traffic, and quickly went to inform the policemen on traffic duty at the place, who arrested suspect. He said the suspect was taken to Asokwa police station, where the victim had earlier on made a complaint and the case was transferred to the Regional CID where the victim�s daughter also identified the suspect, while efforts are being made to arrest the other suspects. In another development, DSP Francis Abrokwah, Zongo Division Commander, also explained that on the September 30, 2014, Bashiru Ata and Nana Adjei went to S.O. Frimpong lorry station at Akwatialine and asked Madam Lydia Adu Serwaah, 58, to handover all the money on her at the station and when she refused, Bashiru slapped her in the face, causing harm to the victim and forcefully opened her bag and removed all the money on her and bolted to Accra. On their return to Kumasi they were arrested by the police at their hideout at Atinga Junction and Bashiru admitted to the incidence, but denied hurting the woman. Both were charged for conspiracy of robbery and causing harm. Mr. Abrokwah, also revealed that a gang of three suspected armed robbers Abdul Aziz Abass, Nasiru Alhassan and Fataw Yakubu were also arrested on the November 3, 2014, for taking advantage of a fire festival to hide knives and cutlasses on them and succeeded in robbing their victims.