The Tamale Circuit Court has remanded General Corporal, Samson Kweku Darfour, into police custody after he was charged with unlawful discharge of a weapon and causing harm when he shot the driver of Toyota Camry at the Lamashegu Chief’s palace. The Court has adjourned the case to the 24th of …
Read More »VIDEO: Irate youth of Lamashegu sets fire officer’s house ablaze
Some irate youth at Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region have set the house of a fire officer ablaze. The youth had threatened to take revenge over a police shooting in the area on Sunday. But there was a mistaken identity as a policeman who was believed to be a target …
Read More »Six Police officers interdicted for roles in Lamashegu violence
Six Police officers have been interdicted by the Service for their roles in a shooting incident that rocked Lamashegu, a suburb of the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. The events of Sunday, February 13, 2022, led to the discharge of live ammunition on a young man who was reportedly fleeing from …
Read More »Four injured as Police fire shots to quell riot in Lamashegu
Four persons including a minor from Lamashegu in Tamale in the Northern Region have sustained various degrees of gunshots wounds Sunday afternoon following a misunderstanding between police and a cross-section of the youth. The incident took place after a police officer allegedly shot a young man who was driving an …
Read More »Police clash with youth at Lamashegu
Gunshots have been heard in Tamale as armed police personnel clash with Lamashegu youth in the metropolis. According to eyewitnesses, the chaos started after a police patrol team allegedly shot and killed a young man driving a white Toyota Camry with a DV number plate who speed off after the …
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