Two volunteers with the U.S. Peace Corps program were arrested for murder after allegedly stabbing an armed robber in northern Ghana, the Daily Graphic reported, citing a police official it didn’t identify.

The thief was stabbed after attacking one of the volunteers with a machete, according to the Accra-based newspaper.

To contact the reporter on this story: Pauline Bax in Accra at pbax@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Emily Bowers at ebowers1@bloomberg.net