Tag Archives: GUARDS

One dead at Taifa Timber Market as traders, land guards violently clash over eviction

There are reports of violent clashes between traders and landguards at Taifa Junction over an eviction exercise at the Muus Timber Market (Ofankor Timber Market). According to multiple reports, the altercation between the two groups came about when the original owner of the land, on which the traders use as …

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Niger soldiers claim power after president’s own guards reportedly seize him

Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger after President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly seized by members of the presidential guard on Wednesday, sparking international condemnation and renewed uncertainty in a volatile part of Africa beset by coups and militant extremism. In a video communique, a man …

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AK-47, pump action gun and pistols: Police reveal weapons retrieved from suspected land guards killed in gun battle at Bortianor

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the deaths of five individuals during a gunfire exchange with suspected land guards in Bortianor, Greater Accra Region. Earlier media reports indicated that nine suspected land guards were gunned down by members of the Police Anti-Robbery Unit on Friday, June 9, 2023. However, the …

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Police kill 9 suspected land guards in gun battle

In a dramatic gun battle in Tuba, a town located in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra region, police officers from the Anti-Robbery unit of the Ghana Police Service have fatally shot nine individuals suspected to be land guards. Eyewitness Kwabena Mensah as reported by Onuaonline.com, explained that the suspected …

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Man butchered by land guards at Awutu Papase

A 29-year-old man Atiogbe Ayi has been butchered by land guards at Awutu Papase in Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region and robbed of five thousand Ghana cedis. According to the victim, the land guards who attacked him were about four in number. Speaking in an interview with …

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Four gunned down in Enchi during shootout with palace guards

Four people have reportedly been killed at Enchi, the capital of Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region. According to information obtained by Ghanaguardian.com, the victims were gunned down after a confrontation with the guards stationed at the Enchi Palace. Ghanaguardian.com gathered that the deceased stormed the palace in the …

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Terrorists attack Presidential Guards after threat to abduct Buhari

Armed bandits in Abuja have reportedly attacked troops of the Guards Brigade barely 24 hours after the terrorists threatened to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai in a viral video. According to reports, three soldiers sustained injuries during the ambush which has caused panic among residents …

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Ideal College students injured in clash with land guards, police

The management of Ideal College says 23 of its students have been left injured after they were manhandled by land guards and police, supposedly coming from the counter-terrorism unit of the Ghana Police Service. According to the Public Relations Officer of the school, Naphtali Kyei Baffour, three of the students …

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Violent scenes as Land guards And Ideal College Students Clash

There are unconfirmed reports making waves online and on social media about a violent clash between some students purported to be students of Ideal College in Accra, and some land guards. The confrontation is said to have come about as a result of a demolition exercise being undertaken by the …

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Presidential guards fend off ambush on Buhari’s advance convoy

An advanced convoy of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari came under attack from gunmen on Tuesday, July 5, the Presidency confirmed in a statement. The incident took place in Buhari’s home state, Katsina State – specifically in the town of Dutsinma, but did not involve the President who is still in …

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