One officer of the Ghana Immigration Service has been shot dead, while another is in critical condition following an ambush on November 2, at Nagani in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.
According to reports, the two officers were returning from night duty on a motorbike when unidentified assailants ambushed them, opening fire on them.
“The attackers laid an ambush and shot at the unsuspecting officers,” a source revealed.
Reports suggest the incident occurred between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and is believed to have been carried out by bandits operating within the Bawku area.
The attackers are said to have reportedly seized the service weapons of the officers before fleeing the scene.
The Ghana Immigration Service has not yet released an official statement following the incident.
This attack follows another some months ago, where an Immigration Officer with the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) was reportedly 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.
Some Ghanaians have reacted to the tragic news, saying, “I said it yesterday to someone that the Sahel is booming and we don’t even have a defence minister. Either we start buying weapons to defend our border or we also get attacked in the near future”.
“Care must be taken seriously; the northern part of our country has been chaotic recently. Safety integrity at that part has been compromised, and it’s a cause to worry”, another Ghanaian added.
One more X user wrote, “Any country that becomes unstable starts from the north. We must learn from other African countries before it becomes worse. The north must be heavily guarded, or else some foreign countries will. Take advantage of the situation and make it worse. No potable.drinking water but guns”.
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One officer of the Ghana Immigration Service has been shòt deàd, while another is in critical condition, following an attack by unidentified gunmen at the Nangani checkpoint in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) November 3, 2025
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