BAWKU SHOOTING: 33 PERSONS RELEASED (D/G, Monday August 24, 2009. PAGE 3)

All the 33 persons who were rounded up by the security agencies in connection with last Thursday’s shooting incident in Bawku, have been released.
The Deputy Upper East Regional Police Commander, Mr George Tuffuor, in an interview with the Daily Graphic, said the arrested individuals were granted their freedom after an initial screening exercise exonerated them from any wrongdoing.
The suspects were arrested by the military after an unknown assailant shot and killed two persons including a fire service man and injured two others in Bawku last Thursday night. They were later handed over to the police for further investigation.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Ganiru, aged 30, and the Fire Officer, DO II John Atubiga, while those who sustained injuries were named as Razak Abdul Rahman, aged 60, and Ambia Fuseini, aged 15.
The injured were rushed to hospital for treatment.
Mr Tuffuor, who is also an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said the atmosphere in Bawku was relatively calm, adding that the entire municipality had been flooded with police and military personnel to ensure that nothing untoward happened.
He gave the assurance that the security personnel were alive to their duties and would deal firmly with any individual who disturbed the peace of the area.