Four persons have been killed and several others injured after unknown gunmen opened fire at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) office at Garu, in the Upper East Region.
Several persons who sustained various degrees of injury were rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
The Garu District Chief Executive, John Abaare, in an interview with DAILY GUIDE indicated that according to eyewitnesses, four armed men on two motorbikes stormed the NHIA premises and began firing indiscriminately.
He said the gunmen fled toward Nakpanduri in the North East Region after shooting for several minutes.
Mr. Abaare said military personnel and police officers from Bawku have since been deployed to Garu to restore peace and order.
“Military from Bawku has been deployed to Garu and police as well to conduct patrols to maintain peace and order in the area,” he said.
The Garu DCE, urged residents to be vigilant and report any strangers in their communities to the community leaders or the nearest police station.
“I want to appeal to residents not to gather in groups at night because we don’t know what can happen next. If they see any strange person around, they should report to community members or the nearest police station,” he stated.
He, however, noted that no arrests have been made so far in the attack at the NHIA office in Garu.
Meanwhile, the motive for the attack remains unclear, and the police have launched an investigation, appealing to residents to provide any reliable information that could help apprehend the perpetrators.
FROM Eric Kombat, Garu