ARMED ROBBERS HARASS RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES 11 AND 12 (PAGE 30)

RESIDENTS of Tema communities 11 and 12 are currently living in fear following successive robberies and attacks by a group of armed robbers in the area on the dawn of last Thursday.
The robbers left in their trail, the death of one person and made away with their booty, which they looted from seven houses within the two communities.
The deceased was identified as Clleta Massisgillino, an Italian and an employee of the Desimone Company. Mr Massisgillino was allegedly killed when he tried to interfere in the operations of the robbers.
For several hours, the other residents who were robbed of their properties were locked up in their rooms with their watchmen tied up.
In separate interviews with the Daily Graphic, some of the residents alleged that the robbers attacked three houses including a flat belonging to Desimone at Community 11 and forced the residents into one room and locked it up to enable them loot the houses without any resistance or hindrance.
Explaining the circumstances that led to the death of Massisgillino, the residents said at the time of the robbery, the deceased was in another room when he was attracted by the shouts of his neighbours.
According to them, as the armed robbers were making away with the booty, the deceased upon seeing them, attempted to take photographs of them.
Unfortunately, the armed robbers saw him, inflicted machete wounds on him before shooting him in the stomach, killing him instantly.
The robbers extended their operations to Community 11 and robbed four houses and a gas filling station.
The Tema Police have said that investigations were underway to identify the armed robbers.
According to the residents, they are afraid because the area links up with the motorway, which makes it easy for robbers to get access to their communities.
They called for intensive police patrols. They also appealed to the police high command to ensure that police telephones were active and working because on the night of the incident, they called the police but to no avail.