Police in the Western Region have arrested the head pastor and founder of Blessing of Christ Ministry, Isaac Twumasi at Gyasikrom near Enchi for suspected armed robbery.

Three others, Andrews Boama, Joe Joe and Peter Adu are currently on the run.

The Enchi District Police Commander, Superintendent Raymond Kofi Erzuah said the gang of seven robbers who had laid ambush mistook a police night patrol vehicle for that of some Chinese gold miners.

The said Chinese miners were supposed to be returning from the bank with money to pay their workers at about the same time the police got there.

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The gang of seven subsequently engaged in a gun battle with the police which resulted in the death of one of the suspected robbers at dawn on Monday, April 10.

Police say after the exchange of gunfire, they were able to arrest two, Augustine Kwame 20 an illegal miner and Kofi Abanga, 24, a farmer.

Superintendent Erzuah added that after the arrest, the other three who are currently on the run managed to carry their colleague Samuel Atongo with a gunshot wound to a village called Gyasikrom near Enchi, where the said pastor, Isaac Twumasi had prepared a herbal concoction to treat the wounded.

However, the two arrested led the police to the village where Samuel Atongo, was arrested along with Pastor Twumasi.