ANOTHER PERSON SHOT DEAD IN BAWK (PAGE 3, MARCH 31, 2010)

One person was shot dead and two others were injured in Bawku on Monday night. The shooting incident occurred around the Barclays Bank in Bawku at about 8 p.m.
The deceased, identified as Sule Adinya, 41, a Frafra tea seller, was rushed to the Bawku Hospital but died shortly after, while one of the injured, identified as Nichima Adam, 30, a Moshie and loading boy, is responding to treatment. The third victim, Mohammed Abubakari, 30, who was hit by a bullet in the head, has been discharged.
The assailants were alleged to have hidden behind an uncompleted building about 20 metres from the victim from where they fired the shots. The reason for the shooting is yet to be ascertained but it is believed to have links with the protracted Bawku conflict.
The security agencies have so far rounded up 13 people for screening. The Bawku Municipal Police Commander, DSP Godwin Cashman Blewushie, who confirmed the incident, said all the 13 people arrested in connection with the shooting incident were to be screened by the police yesterday morning. The 13 people were picked up in the Daduri and Azanga suburbs of Bawku.
Meanwhile, the Bawku Municipal Chief Executive, Musah Abdulai, has described the latest incident as very worrying.
He said the Municipal Security Committee would reactivate all necessary security measures to bring the level of impunity and disrespect for law and order down.
Security personnel on the ground have intensified their presence and patrols to ensure that the problem does not escalate.
A Mamprusi youth leader, Amandi Haleru, appealed to the security agencies to intensify their duties, since, from what was happening, Mamprusis were beginning to feel that their security was not guaranteed.
“If our opponents can storm our territory and embark on a shooting spree, then we can’t say we are safe,” he said.
At the time of filing this report, the Upper East Regional Security Council was in a meeting with the Bawku Municipal Security Council to discuss the security situation in Bawku.