{"id":391099,"date":"2018-01-12T17:34:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=391099"},"modified":"2018-01-12T17:34:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T17:34:36","slug":"northern-regional-police-on-manhunt-for-bimbilla-shooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/northern-regional-police-on-manhunt-for-bimbilla-shooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Regional Police on manhunt for Bimbilla shooters"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Northern Regional police have begun a manhunt for some persons who allegedly shot and killed three persons yesterday [Thursday] in the Bimbilla township.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred on Thursday night after the victims had finished with their evening Islamic prayers.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”sm5WRiELmVrIzxwe0RPIEs9FOPpE6b7h”]According to eyewitnesses, two persons on a motorbike allegedly shot at them and sped off.<\/p>\n
It is unclear what may have triggered the shooting.<\/p>\n
Three people were killed while five others sustained various degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n
The bodies of the deceased have been released to their families for burial and injured persons in the attack are responding to treatment.<\/p>\n
Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Mohammed Alabira reported that security personnel have been positioned at vantage points in Bimbilla this morning, as a result\u00a0of the incident.<\/p>\n Bimbilla, for the past decade, has been classified as a hotspot by the police due to recurrent conflicts in the area which have claimed several lives, including women and children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last December, the celebration of the annual Damba festival in Bimbilla was suspended as a result of rising tensions in the area.<\/p>\n The area has for several months been under a 4:00 pm to 6:00 am\u00a0curfew due to the consistent gun attacks.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Farida Yusif\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Northern Regional police have begun a manhunt for some persons who allegedly shot and killed three persons yesterday [Thursday] in the Bimbilla township. The incident occurred on Thursday night after the victims had finished with their evening Islamic prayers. [contextly_sidebar id=”sm5WRiELmVrIzxwe0RPIEs9FOPpE6b7h”]According to eyewitnesses, two persons on a motorbike allegedly shot at them and sped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":377987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[27,16108,16],"yoast_head":"\n