The Ghana Police Service has announced they have launched a manhunt for unknown gunmen who shot two police officers in the Upper East Region.
The two police officers stationed at the Poyamirea, a community on the outskirts of Binduri in the Upper East Region were shot and killed.
In a statement issued by Grace Ansah-Akrofi the Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) revealed the incident occurred on Sunday, April 13.
According to reports, the police officers were in plain clothes on a private motorbike from Bongo to Binduri when they were attacked by the gunmen.
The gunmen after ambushing the police officers also took away the motorbike.
The identities of the officers have meanwhile been withheld as authorities work to inform their families.
Part of the police statement reads, “The Police Administration wishes to express its deepest condolences to the bereaved families, the Regional Commander, as well as all officers and men in the region. Our hearts and prayers are with you”.
“We would like to assure the general public that the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be arrested and brought to face justice, and we will surely get them,” ACP Ansah-Akrofi stressed.
Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing into the shooting incident.
See the statement below:
𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄:
𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 pic.twitter.com/R0lAeaKGq1
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) April 13, 2025
