A daring incident unfolded in Tamale on Monday evening, where the official vehicle of the Savannah Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission was forcefully taken at gunpoint.
The unsettling event occurred right outside the Director’s residence in the Bi-water suburb of the Northern Regional capital, leaving both the local community and authorities deeply concerned.
The victim had barely arrived home when the distressing situation rapidly unfolded. In a brazen display, two armed robbers approached the Director, brandishing their firearms and taking control of the scene.
The Savannah Regional Director was left with no choice but to surrender his Toyota Hilux double cabin Pickup, identifiable by its license plate GV 301-22.
Responding swiftly, the Tamale Police have launched an extensive manhunt to locate the suspects, leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to apprehend them and reclaim the stolen vehicle. This incident unfortunately contributes to a distressing pattern of vehicle theft and armed robberies that have been afflicting the region.
Recalling a similar event from July 2019, when a Toyota Hilux pickup belonging to the then Savannah Regional Minister, Salifu Adam Braimah, was also forcibly seized at gunpoint, underscores the troubling persistence of such criminal activities in the area.