atatck – Adomonline.com https://www.adomonline.com Your comprehensive news portal Mon, 15 Jul 2019 06:04:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.adomonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Adomonline140-32x32.png atatck – Adomonline.com https://www.adomonline.com 32 32 Robbers attack commercial bus on Tarkwa-Takoradi Highway https://www.adomonline.com/robbers-attack-commercial-bus-on-tarkwa-takoradi-highway/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 06:04:14 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=1684255 A fifty-two seater Daewoo commercial bus with registration number GM-1755-16 was allegedly attacked by armed robbers on the Tarkwa-Takoradi Highway.

The bus with the inscription ‘Immaculate Tours’ on both sides was traveling to Accra from Damang in the Prestea Hun-Valley Municipality.

Information gathered by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicated that on July 9, 2019, at about 12:30 am, the Daewoo commercial bus, which was driven by Frederick Mensah was attacked between Nsuaem and Kyekyewere on the Tarkwa-Takoradi Highway.

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The robbers who were three in number, had earlier attempted to rob a Man Diesel haulage truck with registration number GT-8901-17 carting manganese from Nsuta to Takoradi.

The truck driver, Patrick Adu Gyamfi sped off when the robbers ordered him to stop and this made them opened fire on his truck and the windscreen got broken.

For fear of endangering the lives of the passengers on board in the Daewoo commercial bus, the driver who was behind the haulage truck was forced to stop when the robbers instructed him.

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The armed men then asked the driver and the passengers to disembark from the bus and lay on the road and they robbed them of their monies and other valuables items.

When the Nsuaem District Police Command received the information and rushed to the scene, the robbers had ended their operation and there were no trace of them.

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A source from the police confirmed the incident to the GNA and said investigation was ongoing to nab the culprits.

Source: GNA

]]> Hot Audio: Six feared dead as gunmen attack Kalampor residents https://www.adomonline.com/hot-audio-six-feared-dead-gunmen-attack-kalampor-residents/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:26:09 +0000 http://35.232.176.128/ghana-news/?p=736941 At least six people are feared dead and scores others injured in Wednesday dawn raid by unknown gunmen on the Kalampor community in the East Gonja district of the Northern region.
The exchanges which begun at 4:am occurred when the gunmen invaded the community and started shooting indiscriminately at people including Muslims preparing for morning prayers.
The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Yussif Tanko confirmed the incident to Adom News.
A resident, Nuruden Amadu who escaped the attack said the gunmen secretly entered the community and targeted the chief’s palace.
But he managed to escape to Salaga with his wounded colleague adding that several people sustained gunshot wounds and six died on the spot.
The cause of the attack has been linked to the long-standing chieftaincy dispute between the communities.
The attack comes as the Kalampor chief who is not recognized by the paramount Kafabar chief was also preparing to celebrate the Damba festival.
ASP Mohammed Yussif Tanko said the police have been dispatched to the scene to ascertain the situation.
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Source: Adom News/Illiasu Abdul Rauf

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