By One soldier has been shot dead by unknown shooters at Bawku in the Upper East Region.
The military officer was shot on Monday morning, March 17, 2025. This happened near one of the buffer zones set up to control the ongoing chieftaincy conflict in the area.
This latest incident brings the total number of security officers killed in the area since 2022 to three. It’s leading to rising tension among residents.
It would be recalled that in January 2022, a military officer was shot dead. He was attached to the Paga Police Command. The officer was riding a motorbike with a colleague in the area.
Again, in April 2023, three officers of the Ghana Immigration Service were ambushed near Missiga in the Pusiga District. They were travelling in a vehicle from Bawku. The attack led to the death of one of the officers.
In a related development, unidentified shooters shot dead two civilians. This incident occurred at Atuba, near Binduri in the Upper East Region, on Monday, March 17, 2025.
According to eyewitnesses, the attack occurred when unknown shooters on a motorbike shot at the people in the area. They were carrying out their trading activities at Atuba. The attack killed the two instantly.
Currently, the motives behind the two incidents are unknown, and security sources have yet to confirm any arrests.
