The Lamashegu Chief, Naa Ziblim Abdulai has called for calm and pleaded with the youth in the area to allow the police to investigate the incident which resulted in the shooting of some persons.
Naa Ziblim Abdulai also called on the Ghana Police Service to ensure that all those involved in the shooting incident at the palace are brought to book.
On February 13, 2022, there was a clash between some youth of Lamashegu, a suburb of Tamale, and the police in the Northern region, resulting in the shooting of two people.
The clash started when a driver of an unregistered white salon car refused to stop for the police to carry out a routine check.
DGN Online learned that the police on their patrols stop an unregistered vehicle but the driver refused to stop resulting in the police chasing the vehicle and shooting the driver in the waist.
This infuriated the youth in the area and they mobilized at the Lamashegu palace, where the driver of the vehicle was shot, to attack the police who also started firing warning shots that hit another person in the mouth.
The driver of the unregistered vehicle is currently receiving treatment at the Tamale Teaching hospital.
Meanwhile, the Police Administration has interdicted six police officers over the shooting incident.
The six interdicted officers are Corporal Samson Kweku Darfour, Corporal Prosper Mormesimu, Constable Matthew Sah, Constable Nuhu Muntari, and Constable Doris Serwa Bonsu.
A statement signed by the Director-General, Public Affairs, DCOP Kwesi Ofori said the police administration has also dispatched a team of investigators led by the Deputy Director-Genera of the criminal investigation Department (CID), DCOP Frederick Agyei to lead the investigation into the matter.
He further stated that personnel from the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) has been detailed alongside the CID team to look at professional standards-related issues of the incident.
DCOP Ofori disclosed that the Northern Regional Police Command has been tasked to liaise with affected families and offer them the necessary support in line with police regulations.
The police appealed to the people of Lamashegu and the entire Tamale metropolis to remain calm as the investigation continued into the unfortunate occurrence.
“We would like to assure the public that anybody found culpable will be dealt with according to the law.”
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale