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Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Source: GNA

Four people arrested over Nalerigu police shooting

Tamale, Oct. 20, GNA - Four persons have been arrested at Nakpanduri in relation to the shooting and killing of General Constable Prince Agyare on Sunday October 17.

Two other policemen, Lance Corporal Osei Bonsu and General Constable Owusu Frimpong were injured in the incident. A police source told the Ghana News Agency in Tamale that those arrested are Yenuduki Kombian, Bitian Kombian and Fintima Kunchan for habouring Johnson Kombian, alias 'Borger', the alleged mastermind behind the attack and one Tallata Sonika.

Kombian, described as a hardened criminal is at large and is on the wanted list of the police for escaping from Tamale Prisons. The source said Lance Corporal Osei Bonsu was airlifted to Accra for further treatment, while Owusu Frimpong is on admission at the Nalerigu Baptist Medical Centre. He said a team of police specialists from the Police Hospital in Accra would be dispatched to Nalerigu to assess the condition of Owusu Frimpong.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Angwubutoge Awuni out-going Northern Regional Commander who visited the injured police officer assured him of police assistance to speed up the healing process. He advised the public to be wary of Kombian, saying "he is a very desperate person who could cause harm to life and property".