Driver Rewarded with 2 Cars and a House for Aiding the Arrest of Armed Robbers (Photos)

A Ghanaian taxi driver has turned to an over-night celebrity and has been handsomely rewarded by the Ghana Police Service, the President and management of a shopping mall after he assisted in the arrest of two armed robbers in Accra.

The driver who used his taxi to knock down the robbers in motorbike

A taxi driver who assisted in the arrest of two armed robbers in Accra, the capital of Ghana on January, has been presented with a  Toyota Corolla car by IGP John Kudalor at the Ghana Police Service Headquarters on Monday.

The armed robbers

It was gathered that the two suspected robbers identified as Abaliku Sannie, 35 and Oko Quaicoo, 30, shot an Administrative Assistant of Koala Shopping Mall, after she had left the Cantonment branch of the company.

IG of Police presenting him a car for his bravery

The taxi driver, who witnessed the incident, stopped the fleeing shooters by ramming his taxi into a motorbike they were using to escape leaving his taxi badly damaged. He also prevented some angry youth who tried to lynch the suspects who were later arrested by the police after surviving the attack.

The supermarket’s management presents him with a new car

The driver’s heroic act has since been commended by many, including former President J.J. Rawlings and President John Mahama who awarded him with a house. He was also presented with a brand new Chevrolet Optra (Sedan ) Saloon car by Koala Supermarket.

Reporting GWD