One Arrested In Bawku Over Armed Attack On Traders At Binnaba Market

One person has also been arrested by the Bawku West District Police Command in connection with an armed attack on traders at the Binnaba market in the Upper East Region. Some unknown gunmen on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, attacked and set ablaze items of some traders at the Binnaba market. The Bawku West District Police

Commander, ASP Jackson Kportufe, assured that his outfit will beef up security at the market to ensure the safety of traders. When the patrol team got to the scene, the mob had arrested someone in connection to the incident. So we are investigating the arrested person. The police always escort the traders when they close

from the market in the evenings. But we will increase police visibility in the area, he said.A similar incident also occurred at the Atuba market in Binduri District, where unknown men wielding guns burnt the goods of market women.