Tension has gripped the Upper East Region after two officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) were ambushed and shot by unidentified gunmen at Nagani in the Tempane District late Sunday night, November 2.
According to sources within the regional command, the officers were returning from night duty on a motorbike when the assailants suddenly opened fire on them. “The attackers laid an ambush and shot at the unsuspecting officers,” one source disclosed, noting that both sustained serious injuries.
The victims were immediately rushed to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, where they are receiving emergency medical treatment. Although the Ghana Immigration Service is yet to issue an official statement, sources say investigations are underway to track down the perpetrators behind the violent attack.
This latest incident adds to a disturbing pattern of violent assaults on border security personnel in the northern parts of Ghana. Barely a month ago, gunmen launched a similar attack at Gbintiri, killing Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Rafiq Mohammed on the spot, while AICO II Oppong Daniel sustained life-threatening injuries.
Investigators in that earlier assault recovered an AK-47 shell and a service rifle with registration number GH/GIS/HQACN 668516-1646 from the crime scene.
The spate of attacks has reignited national concern over the safety of immigration officers deployed to Ghana’s border zones, where they continue to operate under difficult and high-risk conditions to safeguard national security.
