Hamile explosion kills three and leaves four shot
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ghanaian Times
Three people, including a Ghanaian immigration officer, died in an alleged dynamite explosion in Hamile, while four others were injured by military gunfire. Violence broke out after the explosion as residents tried to set fire to the immigration office, according to the Ghanaian Times.
At least three people, including a Ghanaian immigration officer and two civilians, died in an alleged dynamite explosion in Hamile, a Ghanaian town on the border with Burkina Faso. Four other people were shot and injured during the unrest that followed, according to local journalist Mohammed Abdulai, quoted by the Ghanaian Times.
Two officers on patrol reportedly tried to stop two civilians carrying explosives on a tricycle. According to Mohammed Abdulai, a collision on a bad road caused the detonation: one officer died instantly, the two civilians were killed and a second officer was injured. The four people hit by military gunfire were admitted to St Theresa Hospital in Nandom.
Young residents then tried to set fire to the immigration office after believing that the officers had fired at the tricycle. The police and army intervened to disperse the gathering. The Ghana Immigration Service confirmed the death of one of its officers in a statement from its public affairs department.
The explosion led the authorities to impose a curfew in Hamile. It follows an initial report of three dead and ten injured, published on 3 November.
