A policewoman was injured and the rifle she was holding was taken away by an unidentified man, at Zebilla, in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region, on Wednesday evening.
The policewoman (name withheld), who was on duty at the checkpoint near Zebilla Senior High Technical School (SHTS), was reportedly rushed to the Zebilla Government Hospital and referred to Tamale Teaching Hospital, where she was responding to treatment.
A police source disclosed to Ghanaian Times in Accra, yesterday, that policewoman was on duty with a colleague when the incident happened.
The source said the victim reportedly went to buy something at a shop about 20 meters away from the checkpoint when the incident occurred.
According to the source, the policewoman fell after the man inflicted cutlass wounds on her ribs, hand, and head, and he (the man) seized the rifle and fired sporadically.
The police source stated that some residents went to the rescue of the policewoman, but the man absconded, and they (residents) rushed the victim to the hospital.
“The police rushed to the scene and the cutlass used on the policewoman was found at the crime scene,” the source stated, and appealed to the public to provide reliable information to help the police arrest the suspect.
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According to chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Abe, known as Japan's best-known politician was shot at a campaign event on Friday, July 8.
“Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am,” in the country’s western region of Nara, Matsuno told reporters.
“One man, believed to be the shooter, has been taken into custody. The condition of former prime minister Abe is currently unknown.”
Abe, who stepped down from his position as PM in 2020 due to health issues, was giving a speech in the city of Nara while campaigning for a national election when a gunman opened fire. Smartphone footage of the incident shows gunfire impacting Abe as he is speaking, and security personnel appearing to pin a suspect down a few moments later.