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Two policemen who were arrested in connection with the attempted robbery of a Ghana Commercial bullion van have escaped.

The two identified as Corporal Elvis Solomon Mensah aka Fire and Lance Corporal Daniel Kissi Abrokwah escaped while being transferred from Donkorkrom to the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua for investigations.

Three persons including the policemen, were arrested in connection with an attack on a Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) Bullion van at Maame Krobo in the Affram Plains South District of the Eastern Region.

The incident, which occurred on Monday, led to the death of the driver of the van, whilst a policeman escorting the van, sustained gunshot wounds.

According to Micheal Akrofie, Peace FM correspondent in the Eastern Region, the police claim they don't know the whereabouts of the third suspect.

Meanwhile, speaking to Citi news, the Eastern Regional Public Affairs Officer, ASP Yaw Nketia-Yeboah said “we are all here waiting for them they haven’t told us about the escape of the suspects. We rather heard on social and traditional media that the suspects have escaped then about an hour ago we heard another one saying they’ve been arrested at Nsawam. So we are still waiting for them to brief us. Even if they have escaped, we have Police means of communication. Our communication experts are trying all means to contact them. We’ve become very apprehensive; we are only praying that all these speculations are not true. A lot of perceptions were in the rumour mill before we heard they have escaped, we are more concerned than everybody else”.