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Two young men have been arrested for allegedly robbing two Ghanaian footballers of their laptops and money and stabbing one in the head with a pair of scissors at an Internet caf� at Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. They were said to have stolen three laptops, three mobile phones, one Apple Ipad and cash, all totalling GH�6,800.00. The incident occurred on January 7, this year at about 9:30 p.m. at the Executive Internet Caf� at Abuakwa. The suspects are: Kwadwo Twumasi, alias Rebel, 21, a motorbike seller and resident at Alabar in Kumasi, and Kwadwo Antwi, alias MC, 23, a driver�s mate. Their accomplice, only known as Cargo, is however, at large. Kwadwo Kankam, a Ghanaian footballer based in Serbia and Michael Oppong, based in Qatar, were in the country for the Christmas holidays and met at the caf� where they had sent their laptops for programming. Facts Briefing journalists in Kumasi last Monday, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Mr Augustine Gyening, said on the fateful day, the suspects together with the one at large, stormed the caf�, armed with pistols, knives and scissors and attacked the people there. He said Twumasi, who was leading the group, asked those at the caf� at the time, including the attendant, one Yeboah Dankwa, to move into a corner while the other two searched their pockets and picked their laptops as well. He said the police managed to arrest Twumasi on January 10, 2014, and he led the police to arrest Antwi the same day. Twumasi was alleged to have told the police that he had secured an American visa and needed money to buy a plane ticket and, therefore, resorted to armed robbery to finance his trip because his family did not want to assist him. The police retrieved the laptops and two of the mobile phones they stole during the robbery at the caf�. In a related development, the police have arrested 30-year-old Kwame Adarkwah, a suspected dealer in narcotic drugs. According to the police, the suspect had been on their wanted list for a while and he was arrested when he went to pick up his supply of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp. Mr Gyening said the suspects would soon be arraigned.