Unknown gunmen have shot and killed three people in the Upper East Region town of Bawku on Tuesday afternoon, August 16, 2022.
The three victims, who were all men, were shot as they rode in a car from Bolga to Bawku.
According to reports, the incident took place at about 2:00 pm.
A family member (name withheld) of the victims who confirmed the incident to Graphic Online, noted that the three were shot on the highway near the Bawku Senior High School.
He gave their names as Muniyamimu Ashimu, 47; Fatawu Ibrahim, 37 and Mmam Abduali Ibrahim, 43.
One of them, the family member said, had a court case in Bolga and that they were returning home from the hearing that they were shot.
The police have confirmed the shooting incident but declined to give details.