A targeted police operation in the Ashanti Region has led to the death of two armed robbery suspects, including the notorious Osman Majid Abdul Sadik, alias “Cross,” who was wanted for a series of violent crimes, including the murder of three individuals in Mankranso and its environs.
According to the Ashanti South Regional Police Command, intelligence revealed that Cross and his gang were hiding in three separate locations in Offinso, Ashanti North Region. Acting on this information, a team comprising three senior officers and several personnel launched a coordinated raid using four vehicles, both branded and unbranded.
At one of the hideouts in Offinso Anyankaso, the suspects resisted arrest. Cross reportedly fired a shot from inside his room and attempted to escape through the ceiling. Police returned fire, injuring Cross and another suspect, identified as 20-year-old Abdulai Sadik.
A search of the premises uncovered a cache of weapons and items linked to the gang’s activities. These included a pump-action gun with six rounds, two pistols (one unmarked and one Smith & Wesson), 50 rounds of 9mm ammunition, two spent cartridges, a machete, body armor, talisman-adorned clothing, a Ghana Card bearing Cross’s image, and GH₵2,680 in cash.
Before being evacuated, Cross, 25, confessed to multiple robberies and the killings in Mankranso. He also named accomplices Kingkong, Roy, Fii, Raph, Koboo, Ali, and Ike, claiming some firearms were hidden at a mining site in Manso.
Both suspects were pronounced dead on arrival at the Bekwai Municipal Hospital. Their bodies have been deposited at the morgue for autopsy. Police have launched a full-scale investigation and are pursuing the named accomplices and remaining weapons.
