Hamile explosion kills three and injures ten in Ghana
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
An explosion involving a tricycle carrying suspected explosives killed three people, including a Ghanaian immigration officer, and injured ten in Hamile, north-western Ghana. The incident occurred during a pursuit after a checkpoint, JoyNews reports, adding that the army was later deployed.
The explosion that occurred on Tuesday 3 November in Hamile, in Ghana’s Upper West Region, killed three people, including an officer from the Ghana Immigration Service, and injured ten, MyJoyOnline reports. Two civilians were killed by stray bullets during the deployment of soldiers, according to JoyNews regional correspondent Rafiq Salam; the immigration officer died in the explosion.
The incident occurred after security officers pursued a tricycle that had reportedly been carrying suspected explosives along an unauthorised route. According to initial information reported by MyJoyOnline, the occupants allegedly failed to stop at a checkpoint. Another immigration officer was seriously injured.
After the explosion, residents gathered at the immigration post to demand the withdrawal of the officers. Soldiers were deployed in the area. The government imposed an 11-hour curfew in Hamile and neighbouring localities in the Lambussie District, MyJoyOnline reports.
