Assembly Members of the Tempane District Assembly in the Upper East Region have called for a full-scale investigation into alleged military brutalities meted out to residents.
In a joint press statement issued and signed by 25 Assembly Members on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the group alleged that the military brutalities followed the fatal shooting of two Immigration officers at Nagani.
While condemning both the attack on the Immigration officers and the assault on civilians in Basyonde, Bugnating, and Domeabra communities, the assembly members described the military’s response as “unintelligent and lazy.”
The Assembly Members noted that while they were still processing the news of the shooting of the Immigration officers, they received reports of widespread assaults on civilians in Basyonde and surrounding communities by armed military personnel the following day.
“We were hit with yet another devastating news on the 3rd of November, 2025, that innocent citizens of the Basyonde Electoral Area, Bugnating and Domeabra were brutalised by military men in uniform,” the statement said.
Intelligence
The Assembly Members questioned the basis of the military’s operation, insisting that the alleged attacks were unjustified and poorly informed.
“If the undemocratic brutalities meted out to the innocent citizens are assumed to be linked to the November 2, 2025 shooting incident at Nagani, which is about 10 kilometres away from Basyonde and over 20 kilometres from Domeabra and Bugnating, what intelligence informed the Ghana Armed Forces that innocent citizens were the perpetrators of the crime?” they queried.
They further asked why the military failed to focus its search efforts toward the Ghana–Togo border, where the actual shooting occurred, instead of assaulting residents far from the scene.
The Assembly Members urged the government and the leadership of the Ghana Armed Forces to act swiftly to restore public confidence and ensure justice for the victims.
“We are therefore demanding a full investigation, arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of the brutalities in Basyonde, Domeabra, and Bugnating, and the restraint of the military or any other security unit from further abusing or subjecting citizens to inhumane treatment,” they demanded.
They also called for compensation for the victims and the payment of medical bills for those currently receiving treatment.
The Assembly Members expressed shock and sadness over the shooting of the two Immigration officers on Sunday night, November 2, 2025, by unknown assailants at Nagani, which borders Togo and lies about 10 kilometres from Basyonde.
“Violence against any citizen, especially officers in uniform, is an affront to our democracy, and we demand a full investigation and prosecution of the attackers,” they said.
Background
On November 2, 2025, two Immigration officers were attacked by unidentified gunmen at Nagani in Tempane, near the Ghana–Togo border, leading to the death of one and severe injury to another.
