3 immigration officers shot: One dead, 2 fight for life
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Assailants have shot at three immigration officers at Bawku in the Upper East Region.
One of them, 42-year-old Philip Motey, has died from gunshot wounds.
The other two are fighting for their lives at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital.
They are Eric Ayibiya, 30; and Laurence Afri, 42.
They were all travelling from Bawku to Missiga when gunmen fired several rounds at their vehicle on Monday, 3 April 2023.
The police are yet to make any arrests in connection with the attack.
No motive has been established yet.
In a separate incident on the same day, gunmen killed a rickshaw operator identified as Imoro Bello.
Bawku is a hotbed of ethnic and chieftaincy conflicts.
There is currently a curfew on the town and its surrounding areas.
Source: classfmonline.com
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