Armed robbers kill teacher at Agona Kwanyako

Mr Virtus Zack, a teacher of the Agona Kwanyako Roman Catholic Junior High School, was shot and killed by armed robbers who attacked him in his house on Saturday. The Agona Swedru Police said Mr Zack died on arrival at the Agona Swedru Government Hospital. The police said neighbours rushed the teacher to the hospital soon after the attack but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police said robbers had earlier attacked Rev. Ben Frimpong of the Assemblies of God Church and his family and made away items including DVD, a computer and its accessories, wedding rings and clothing. The police said the robbers locked the pastor, his wife and two children in a room before leaving to attack the teacher. The Agona Swedru District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Philip Alleawobu told the GNA in a telephone interview that the Police Patrol Team received a distressed call from Kwanyako but the robbers had left before they got there.