9 people injured in Ho mosque shooting incident, 10 suspects arrested by police
A total of nine people got injured on Friday morning after some masked armed men stormed the Ho Central Mosque in the Volta Region, amidst sporadic shooting.
The incident happened around 9:30 am.
The attack was linked to a protracted dispute between two factions claiming the Volta Regional Chief Imam position.
Chief Inspector Francis Gomado, speaking for the Volta Regional Police Command, said 10 suspects have been arrested and are assisting with investigations.
Some others, whom he said were in a pick-up vehicle the attackers used, managed to run away before the arrival of the police.
He said calm has since returned to the area.
A day after the incident, the Volta Regional Police Public Affairs Officer, Chief Inspector Francis Gomado told Graphic Online's Alberto Mario Noretti that all the nine injured victims were receiving treatment at the hospital and have been identified.
Chief Inspector Gomado named the injured victims as Yusuf Hamani, 30; Ibrahim Awudu, 25; Abdul Osaka, 28; Ibrahim Asadoe, 22; and Lukman Maman, 29.
The others are Alhassan Shaba, 22; Yakubo Ibrahim, 24; Seidu Raffle, 24, and Kassim Basbiru, 23.
Chief Inspector Gomado said six spent cartridges was retrieved from the scene.
He said a manhunt was underway for the rest of the suspects.
He said the commotion was between two factions who were fighting over the right of access to the mosque, which had been closed for some time now.
“It was when one faction started changing the locks to the mosque that the problem started,” he told the Graphic Online.
Chief Inspector Gomado said calm had since been restored at the Sabong-Zango, with the police maintaining peace and order at the place.
All check points have been alerted to be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles and occupants, he added.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Volta Regional Police Commander, ACP Samuel Okunor had met with the leadership of the feuding factions and cautioned them to refrain from any further violence.
