Ghana Police Launch Manhunt After Two Officers Fatally Shot in Upper East Region
The Ghana Police Service has launched a full-scale manhunt to apprehend suspects involved in the fatal shooting of two police officers in the Upper East Region. The tragic incident occurred on the morning of April 13, 2025, at Poyamirea, on the outskirts of Binduri.
According to an official press release from the Police Headquarters, the officers—whose names are currently being withheld—were in plain clothes and riding a private motorbike when they were ambushed. They were reportedly travelling from Bongo to Binduri when the assailants attacked, fatally shooting the officers and seizing their motorbike.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the officers were not on official duty at the time, but the motive behind the targeted attack remains under investigation.
The police have ...