Nine people have been injured in the Mamprugu-Moagduri District in the North East Region after a dispute between residents and the police over the custody of a suspected motorbike thief.
The thief was arrested at a marketplace, and a standoff resulted between the police and some people in the area.
The residents wanted to beat up the thief, but the police insisted on taking him to the police station.
This resulted in an altercation, leading to inu
According to the District Chief Executive (DCE), Abu Adam, six out of the nine injured are receiving treatment at the Walewale Municipal Hospital.
He added that the remaining three victims are at the Sandema District Hospital in the Upper East Region.
Mr Adam said the victims are currently responding to treatment, adding that, as of Thursday morning, three of them had been referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital and Bolgatanga Hospital, respectively.
The DCE condemned the youth and the police for the incident and assured that investigations were underway to determine the cause.
