[ 2017-05-22 ]

The shoot-out started when the armed robbers arrived on a motorbike at the Tatale Market

NDC chair, 4 robbers and 2 others killed in robbery gun battle
Seven people, including armed robbers and a
National Democratic Congress chairman, have been
shot dead at Tatale in the Northern region in a
gun battle that foiled a robbery attack Sunday
evening.

The gun shoot-out started when some gun wielding
armed robbers arrived on a motorbike at the Tatale
Market at about 4:30pm Sunday in an attempt to rob
some motorbike dealers in the market of their
sales.

Eyewitnesses say luck eluded the robbers who
attempted to flee the scene but were chased by the
residents amidst gun battle. Four of the robbers
were eventually killed at Nonyado, a community in
the district while the others managed to escape,
eyewitnesses told TV3.

Personnel from the Tatale- Sanguli District Police
office who responded to distress call joined the
residents in the gun battle with the armed robbers
which resulted in the death of three residents.

Two of the three have been identified only as
Papa, an NDC chairman for Nonyado and one Asando.
Two other residents who were said to have
sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to the
Zabzugu Health Center for medical attention while
the other four robbers managed to escape.

The Tatale – Sanguli District Police Commander,
Eric Akaboah, confirmed the incident to TV3 and
said all seven bodies have been deposited at the
Zabzugu Hospital.

Tatale – Sanguli district shares borders with
Togo and traders within the eastern corridor and
some parts of northern Volta ply the international
road to and from Ghana and Togo.

The Tatale market serves as a black market for the
trading and changing of CFA and Ghana Cedis thus
prone to robbery.

Source - 3news.com

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