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General News on Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
2019-07-31
Fire Agartha Nana Nabin
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) headquarters in Accra sent a team consisting of officers from the criminal investigation, intelligence and national operations departments to Tamale to help the local police investigate the murder of a policewoman at a checkpoint Kumbungu Road in Tamale.
The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday evening, July 30, 2019.
The information collected by DGN Online indicates that a police officer, Agartha Nana Nabin, was shot dead by suspected armed thieves in the northern region.
The deceased body has since been dropped off at the morgue of Tamale University Hospital.
The crime scene inspection by the police resulted in the recovery of a shell.
On July 30, 2019, the deceased was accompanied by two other personnel at the Kumbungu Road checkpoint near the Star Oil grading station.
At approximately 8:45 pm, an ash colored lounge car was reported to the stop-watch when approaching the checkpoint.
About four occupants of the salon car were reportedly armed and dressed in military camouflage. They wore face masks and dessert boots.
Another policewoman trying to take cover stumbled and fell. His weapon and that of the deceased were confiscated by the thieves.
The third officer, who had then taken shelter, shot the thieves but they managed to escape with both weapons.
The regional commander accompanied by other officers went to the scene and found the deceased in a pool of blood.
Divisional Police Commander Lamashegu, Supt. Zoiku Dinam, who confirmed the incident to DGN Online, said that the police had not yet informed the family of the deceased of the incident, adding that she was to use the structures of appropriate police.
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