[ 2017-05-22 ]

The robbers numbering about 8 on motorbikes emerged from the Togo end of the border

3 robbers killed in shootout with police
Three suspected robbers who engaged in a shootout
with police on Sunday afternoon have been killed
at Tatale in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the
Northern Region.

According to the police, the robbers numbering
about 8 on motorbikes emerged from the Togo end of
the border and held market women hostage at a spot
noted for currency exchange in view of the fact
that Sunday May 21, 2017 was a market day in the
area.

They were reported to have advanced in their bid
to rob other road users but luck eluded them when
the police were notified and rushed in well
armed.

The robbers reportedly fired gunshots sporadically
as they progressed to scare their victims but a
police patrol team that had arrived in the niche
of time, came to the rescue of the victims and
returned fire while trying to close up on them.

In the heated gunfire exchanges that saw the
passengers of Tatale bound bus caught in the
cross-fire, one person sustained a gunshot wound
and is currently receiving treatment at the Yendi
government hospital.

Police in the area say they are currently on a
hunt for the other suspects who are believed to be
hiding in the bushes or fled into neighbouring
Togo because the area shares border with Ghana.

Source - mynewsgh.com

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