Soldier shot dead in Bawku

One soldier has been shot dead by unknown shooters at Bawku in the Upper East Region.

The military officer was shot on Monday morning, March 17, 2025, near one of the buffer zones set up to control the ongoing chieftaincy conflict in the area.

This latest incident brings the total number of security officers killed in the area since 2022 to three, and it’s leading to rising tension among residents.

It would be recalled that in January 2022, a military officer attached to the Paga Police Command was shot dead while riding a motorbike with a colleague in the area.

Again, in April 2023, three officers of the Ghana Immigration Service were ambushed near Missiga in the Pusiga District while travelling in a vehicle from Bawku, leading to the death of one of the officers.

In a related development, two civilians were also shot dead by unidentified shooters at Atuba, near Binduri in the Upper East Region on Monday, March 17, 2025.

According to eyewitnesses, the attack occurred when unknown shooters on a motorbike shot at the people in the area who were carrying out their trading activities at Atuba, killing the two instantly.

Currently, the motives behind the two incidents are unknown, and security sources have yet to confirm any arrests.