[ad_1]
General News of Thursday, July 25, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-25
Dr. Osei Adutwum and his entourage were attacked on the Bolga-Kumasi highway
Police in the Northern Region are looking for highway robbers suspected of being behind the attack by Assistant Minister of Education Osei Adutwum and his entourage on the Bolga Highway. Kumasi.
The minister and his group were traveling from Bolga to Kumasi when the thieves, who numbered about seven and dressed in military uniforms, opened fire on their car and other vehicles approaching, taking hostages pbadengers and drivers near Sarikyikura.
Although the minister and his entourage managed to escape unharmed, five travelers were shot and were being treated at Tamale University Hospital.
Northeast Police Public Relations Officer, DSP YussifTanko, told Citi News that they were pursuing thieves.
"The thieves ran into the bush as soon as they saw the police. Some two vehicles were targeted and one of them was a truck carrying pbadengers from a market in Damango. Thirty or so thieves broke into the vehicle, injuring five people.
"They were taken to Buipe Hospital but the situation was such that they were transferred to Tamale University Hospital. The Vice Minister of Education also traveled from Bolga to Kumasi and his vehicle was the first to go to the scene. The thieves then fired at the vehicle and the occupants, including the minister and his bodyguard, escaped unharmed. "
Source link
