Three gunmen who allegedly tried to assassinate the National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman for Binduri constituency, Mr. Martin Ariku, at his residence have been killed by some brave residents, according to TV3.
The attackers reportedly surrounded the house of the NDC chairman and shot randomly, causing panic among the community members who came to the chairman’s rescue.
A shootout ensued between some residents and the attackers, resulting in the death of three of them. One of them died on the spot, while the other two escaped and later died from their injuries in different locations.
The TV3 report identified the deceased as Nashiru Razak, 32, Abdul Bashid, 23, and Muniru Bashiru, 22, who hailed from Sagabo, Patrame, and Pusum in the Bawku municipality.
Following the incident, the Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Darko Offei Lomotey, and his team visited the crime scene in Bazwa to commence investigation.
In the process, DCOP Lomotey, urged the residents to be vigilant and support the police with relevant information to aid the investigation process.
“We also encourage you, all of you, if you have some information that you want to share with us. If you see something, you don’t say something, what will we do? You see something, you say something and we will do it all. All the security, military, police, immigration, prisons all of us will do something. So we are appealing to all of you and we want you to go to sleep without fear that somebody hiding somewhere will harm you,” he was quoted by TV3.
DCOP Lomotey also encouraged the residents to use the police hotlines for assistance and to report any suspicious activities.
“Because security is a shared responsibility, much of the work that we do is fuelled by information. Give us information, you give the information, we work on it and then the larger society will get the benefit,” he added.
According to a TV3 report, some residents who preferred to remain anonymous expressed their shock and concern about the targeting of prominent individuals in the area. They thus called for increased security surveillance in Bazwa
According to a TV3 report, this was not the first time that gunmen on motorbikes had attacked people in Bazwa. On August 21, 2023, unidentified gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a group of people at Bazwa, killing two in the process
Meanwhile, security has been heightened in the town as investigations continue to fish out the perpetrators.