Akatsi South: Armed Robbers Kill One, 4 Others Hospitalised

Following a robbery incident at Makafui and Sons Lotto firm in Ayitikorpe in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta region on Monday night, one person was killed and four others were hospitalized.

Six alleged robbers entered the company’s premises at 8:30 p.m. when only a few employees had returned from their usual closing ritual.

Dotsey Dogbatey, one of the company’s drivers, was killed when the armed men shot him in the back, while other workers were injured and taken to the hospital.

One of the victims and a corporate employee, Yaw Gakpo, described his ordeal as follows: “I had just returned from closing and was going to drop my car key and just when I entered the office to drop the key, the people entered the premises and started shooting sporadically. They demanded to see the director and I told them I did know where he was and so they began beating me.”

He added that, “when the robbers got to the gate, the gate was locked so they banged it violently until the deceased (Dotsey Dogbatey) moved to open it; thinking it was some other colleagues who had returned but just when he opened the gate, they shot him.”

Cecillia Gadasu, a cook at the company said, “I was serving food to those who had returned from closing when the robbers invaded the place and demanded that I lead them to where the money is. I told them I’m only a cook and didn’t know where the money is kept and so they molested me. They spoke Ewe, wore black dresses and were masked.”

The deceased according to his sister, Akwelley Dogbatey has left behind three children.

The sisterof the deceased said that, “He is my younger brother but when I heard the announcement on radio that the place was under attack I just said he wouldn’t be involved because he would usually report there late. But few minutes later, I had a call from my twin sister that our brother was shot, then the second call came and so I rushed out only to come and see my brother’s body dead.”

“I am heartbroken and can’t control my tears. He began the work at the company last year but that was busy work was not good for him so he decided to work at the company to feed the children. Dotsey has died leaving these children including an infant behind,” she lamented amid tears.

Three of the four victims were transferred to the Akatsi South Municipal hospital with varied degrees of injury, while the fourth was taken to the Ho Teaching hospital for treatment.

During the heist, the victims said they were told to lie on the ground with their faces on the ground.