Two Immigration Officers Ambushed and Shot in Tempane District
- Two Ghana Immigration Service officers were victims of a gun attack at Nagani in the Tempane District
- The victims sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga
- This incident comes after a similar incident at Gbintiri, where gunmen attacked two Ghana Immigration Service officers
Two officers of the Ghana Immigration Service were ambushed and shot late on November 2 at Nagani in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.
Joy News reported that officers were returning from night duty on a motorbike when unidentified assailants opened fire on them.
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The attackers reportedly laid an ambush and shot at the unsuspecting officers.
The wounded officers were taken to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga for emergency care.
Although the Ghana Immigration Service has not yet released an official statement, Joy News reported that a formal investigation has been launched to identify and arrest the perpetrators.
The recent attacks have sparked renewed concern about the safety of immigration officers working along Ghana’s borders, where security personnel often operate under difficult and high-risk conditions.
Immigration officer killed at Gbintri
In October, an officer of the Ghana Immigration Service was killed, and another was wounded after they were attacked at the Gbintri inland checkpoint in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region.
Rafiq Mohammed, an Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICOII), reportedly died instantly from gunshot wounds.
His colleague, Oppong Daniel, also an AICOII, who was also present, is said to have sustained serious injuries to the jaw and back and is currently receiving treatment at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu.
Police launch manhunt after 2 officers slain in Upper East
The Ghana Police Service launched a manhunt for robbers who shot and killed two police officers at Poyamirea near Binduri in the Upper East Region on April 13.
A police statement said the officers, who were in plain clothes, were travelling on a private motorbike from Bongo to Binduri when they were ambushed.
The attackers reportedly got away from the vehicle after shooting the officers.
The Ghana Police Service expressed its condolences to the bereaved officers and assured the public that it was working to apprehend the attackers.
Man jailed for killing police officers
In November 2023, one Eric Kojo Duah, who shot and killed two police officers at Buduburam near Kasoa, was jailed for 20 years.
Per Daily Guide Network, he pleaded not guilty to two counts after his lawyer negotiated a plea bargain with the state.
The judge noted that the suspect did not show any form of remorse in the courtroom during the case.
Man jailed for killing police officers
YEN.com.gh reported that Eric Kojo Duah, the man who shot and killed two police officers at Buduburam near Kasoa, was jailed for 20 years.
Duah pleaded not guilty after his lawyer negotiated a plea bargain with the state.
The judge noted that the suspect did not show any form of remorse in the courtroom during the case.
Source: YEN.com.gh
