The Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has assured that the perpetrators of the gun violence in the Bunkprugu Yunyoo district of the Northern region will be hunted down and punished according to the law.
At least four persons are feared dead as gunmen wielding AK47 rifles Sunday night opened fire on traders at a market in Najong in the Bunkprugu Yunyoo district.
Nine people sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at a health center at Bindi, according to eyewitnesses. Five out of the nine are in critical conditions.
The shootings occurred around 6pm when the gunmen arrived on motorbikes as the traders were preparing to close for the day.
Speaking to Starr News’ Emmanuel Gbikpo on the development, Dery said 20 police personnel had already been deployed in the district to augment the numbers there.
He said a full-scale investigation has been launched into the incident and it is aimed at making sure that the perpetrators are apprehended and dealt with.
“We are investigating what is ongoing and we want to make sure that all those who are involved will be identified and dealt with.
We are not going to sit down to allow this to continue to happen and we are going to do our best to make sure we check it,” he stressed.
The Assemblyman for Bunkprugu Mempe-Asem Zongo, Mohammed Yaro told Starr News that the gunmen were about eight and fired sporadically at panicked and escaping people on the road leading to Yunyoo.
Residents fear the fatality toll could rise as some could not access vehicles to transport wounded relatives to hospitals. The attack was said to have lasted for less than seven minutes.
Source: Ghana/StarrFMonline.com/103.5FM
