The Ghana News Agency (GNA) learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday April 29, 2025 at Kobre, a farming settlement along the stretch.
The robbers chanced on the taxi cab which was traveling from Nyumoase to Yeji on the highway, and shot a motorbike rider to death when he (rider) attempted to flee the scene.
Mr Mohammed Sagon, the driver of the taxi cab, told the GNA that the robbers, numbering about four, subjected them to severe beatings, took their monies and other valuables.
The body of the rider had since been deposited at the Yeji St Mathias Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Mr Abdul Nasir Dauda, the Pru East District Chief Executive, also confirmed the incident and expressed his condolence to the bereaved families.
He said the Pru East District Security Committee was working to stem the growing incidents of armed robbery on the highway.
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