2 Arrested Over Attack On Firefighters

Two persons are in the grips of the police for allegedly shooting two fire officers.

Banda Johnson and William Owusu were arrested at Offinso in the Ashanti region on Monday, October 17, 2022, the police say.

The suspects are reported to have attacked and shot two firefighters leaving them with wounds.

Following their arrest, the police retrieved the weapons used in the attack as well as impounded a vehicle belonging to the two.

“The weapons used in the attack, two (2) pistols with four(4) rounds of 9mm ammunition each have been retrieved by the police. A Land Rover vehicle belonging to the suspects has also been impounded”, a police report on Monday said.

It is unclear what provoked the attack but the police say investigations are ongoing.

The suspects will soon be arraigned in court, the Ghana Police Service noted.

Meanwhile, the victims are responding to treatment at a medical facility, the police said.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini