Police Officer In Trouble After Fatal Shooting Incident At Manso Adubia

Police Officer In Trouble After Fatal Shooting Incident At Manso Adubia

  • A police officer has been detained following a fatal shooting incident in the Ashanti Region
  • The fatal shooting incident took place on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Manso Adubia
  • The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has reached out to the wife and family of the deceased

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has detained a police officer following a fatal shooting incident.

The shooting incident took place on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region.

Police officer arrested
Details around the shooting remain unclear.
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The details surrounding the shooting incident remain unclear at the moment.

Police have said the shooting is being investigated.

A statement from the Ghana Police Service indicated that the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has reached out to the wife and family of the deceased.

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Dampare has also sent a police delegation to offer condolences to the family.

Police involved in another accident, 5 officers left injured at Nsawam

Police at the Nsawam Police District were involved in a road crash on the Adeiso-Nsawam road on March 29, 2024.

The incident involved a Toyota pickup that experienced a mechanical fault at Uptown on Adethatsawam road.

Victims in the crash were sent to Nsawam Government Hospital for treatment, and the accident vehicles were impounded.

This crash came after three police officers died in a road crash at Kyekyewere along the Accra-Kumasi Highway.

The Ghana Police Service confirmed the deaths in a statement and disclosed their identities as Chief Inspector Michael Adzaho, PW Inspector Theresa Zampiah and General Corporal Emmanuel Asamoah.

Police visited the families of the deceased officers to inform and commiserate with them formally.

The Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, spoke on the phone with family members of the deceased personnel.

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MP escapes death in Ashanti Region

In July 2023, YEN.com.gh reported that the Juaboso MP, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, was involved in a crash on the Nyinahin-Kumasi road in the Ashanti Region.

He was returning from a funeral in his constituency on the evening of Saturday, July 29, 2023, when his vehicle collided with a mini-bus outside the Atwima Mponua township.

The front right tyre of the MP's vehicle reportedly burst during an attempt to overtake a car ahead of him, which is one of the leading causes of accidents in Ghana.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.