An Immigration Officer with the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has reportedly been killed, and another injured, following an armed attack.
According to reports, the armed attack happened at the Gbintri inland checkpoint in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region on Friday, October 3, 2025
Reports suggest the armed attack occurred around 1:30 a.m. when some unidentified assailants opened fire on officers stationed at the checkpoint.
The dead immigration officer has been identified as Rafiq Mohammed, an Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICOII) who died instantly from a gunshot.
Oppong Daniel, also an AICOII, and his colleague sustained serious injuries to the jaw and back.
He is currently receiving treatment at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu.
Police investigation recovered AK-47 shell casings at the scene along with a GIS service rifle.
Meanwhile, Superintendent Francis Brobbey, Gambaga Municipal Police Commander, and DIS Moro Tanko Mohammed, North Regional Intelligence Officer of the GIS, were dispatched to the Gbintri inland checkpoint.
An investigation has begun to establish the circumstances of the attack and to track down the criminals.
In related news, the details of how the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen Amoah at the residence of the main suspect have emerged.
According to reports, Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, allegedly orchestrated the killing of immigration officer Stephen King Amoah with chilling precision.
Ghana Chronicles in a post on X on August 26, 2025, detailed, “Bright Aweh, the prime suspect, lived with his wife in a storey building. On the morning of the incident, he sent his wife on an errand, ensuring she was out of the house.
To clear the compound, Bright told his upstairs neighbour, who was leaving for work, not to return early because he planned to fumigate due to a “funny smell.”
When the neighbour offered to chip in for fumigation chemicals, Bright refused, insisting he’d handle it alone, raising suspicions about his true intentions.
Bright also confronted another neighbour about their CCTV facing his compound. The neighbour claimed it was faulty, but later installed a 360° camera that recorded three motorbikes entering Bright’s house before Amoah arrived. Their purpose remains a mystery”.
The further narrated, “Stephen Amoah, the victim, told his nephew he was visiting Bright to collect money owed to him. Tragically, he entered the house and never came out alive.
Later, Bright’s car was seen leaving the compound, its contents unknown, adding to the growing list of suspicious activities.
Disturbingly, WhatsApp messages were sent from Stephen’s phone after the incident, claiming, “I have received the money, my wife is not around, so today I am going to chase girls,” suggesting an attempt to mislead investigators.
Following Bright’s arrest, a second suspect, Thomas Zigah (AKA Nii Jaase), was apprehended. A third suspect was also detained but has since died under unclear circumstances.
The calculated moves by Bright—clearing the house, deflecting neighbours, and the mysterious motorbikes—point to a meticulously planned crime. What drove him to such lengths? The investigation continues”.
