Two notorious poachers from Larabanga Community of the west Gonja municipality identified as Mumin Baharu and Osman Ibrahim alias Vuga have been arrested by gallant and hardworking rangers of the Mole National Park on the 9th April, 2022.
The body had been deposited at the morgue in the government hospital at Damongo, the West Gonja district capital.
Farouk stated, however, that clashes between officers and poachers at the Park are common.
The last time poachers killed an officer at the wildlife sanctuary was in 2002, nearly two decades but since then, many clashes have happened and in most cases casualties were recorded.
Poaching has been the biggest active threat at the largest Mole National Park. Poachers target elephants and antelopes for a lucrative Chinese market in the area.
Officers who have encountered these poachers said they are armed with sophisticated weapons and mostly operate during rainy season when the grasses grow thick to provide hideouts.