An Immigration Officer, AICO I Michael Otu has been shot dead by some unknown assailants at Kokoligu, a village between Nandom and Hamile.
According to the Police, on Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022, it received information that the Immigration Service Personnel had been shot and rushed to the crime scene and saw him dead and in a pool of blood.
The Police said preliminary investigation revealed that the officer had six gun shots from the rear by his attackers largely suspected to be smugglers.
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It was further established that the fallen officer might have had a struggle with his assailants preceding his slain.
The Police also revealed that the Officer’s body was hidden under a bridge whilst his motorbike and helmet were found some 100 meters away from the remains.
The police noticed that the officer’s weapon had been taken away from him by his assailants.
Meanwhile, the Police said in the company of the Hamile Defence Intelligence and the Police Commander, the body of AICO I Michael Otu was deposited at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Hospital awaiting Doctor’s report.
It explained that the said officer, (AICO I Michael Otu) is with the Operation Conquest Fist (OCF) at the Hamile detachment and was for night duty on the Ghana Burkina Faso border to serve his Homeland when he met his untimely death.
“While we call for calm, together with the Defense Intelligence and Police, all efforts in the pursuit of the perpetrators cum their modus operandi behind the callous killing killing of this selfless Patriot is a necessity. We call on anyone with positive leads to volunteer same in order to allow justice to take its own course. We shall leave no stone unturned in pursuit of the perpetrators of this barbaric incident. They may run but they can’t hide!,” The police said.
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