A 21-year-old Student of Bole Secondary School in the Bole District of the Northern region of Ghana who has been identified as Talhatu Mohammed was shot in the lower abdomen affecting her womb.
Talhatu, a second year student was badly injured unknown gunmen attacked some passengers on the Sawla-Fulfulso-Tamale road.
The incident occurred at Janukura along the Sawla-Fulfulso road in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region of Ghana at about 7:00pm, after the robbers blocked about 11 buses and prevented them from moving.
They allegedly shot sporadically at the buses in an attempt to stop movement injuring five people on the spot and made away with valuables of victims,an eye witness reported.
The driver of a Kia Rhino truck carrying passengers from Buipe market was shot in the arm in his attempt to swerve the robbers.
The robbers however fled before the police and community members could arrive at the scene.
Talhatu was rushed to the West Gonja Catholic hospital where she was receiving critical medical attention, until her death.
Doctors and nurses did all they could to save her life even to the extent of throwing out an appeal to the general public to donate blood in an attempt to save her life.
The public also responded promptly to calls to donate blood to save her life.
Talhatu finally passed away on thursday afternoon at the West Gonja hospital.Her mortal remains has since been moved to Busunu her home town for burial.
Source:Â Ananpansah B Abraham (AB)