Soldier arrested for shooting and injuring four persons at Zammrama line over land dispute

The Police have arrested a soldier, Sergeant Isaac Abbey, for his alleged involvement in a shooting at Zammrama line, a suburb of Accra on June 4.

Two other suspects, Godfred Amegbor and Ofei Darko are also in custody in connection with the shooting incident.

According to a statement issued by the Police on Monday, the shooting incident happened due to a dispute over a piece of land at Zammrama line.

The victims; Ali Ashiley, Akim Zibo, Salam Musah and Faisal Khalid Azumah sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds and are currently receiving treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

“Two of the arrested persons, suspects Godfred Amegbor and Ofei Darko who were posing as soldiers also sustained some injuries and were sent to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for treatment. In their statements to the Police, the two claimed to be military personnel but the claim has not been established by our investigations,” the Police said.

Police say investigations are ongoing and all the suspects will be taken through the due process of the law.

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