A 45-year-old farmer and businessman identified as Samuel Dokurugu Gumah has been shot dead by armed men suspected to be robbers at Gbimsi near Walewale of the West Mamprusi municipality in the North East Region.
According to the deceased’s brother, Reverend Joseph Guma, the incident happened between 7 pm and 8 pm on Thursday, June 16th.
He said the deceased and one other person were travelling on a motorbike to a nearby village when the armed men ambushed them on the road and shot his brother dead.
Rev. Joseph added that the other person managed to escape but with severe injuries and is currently being treated at a hospital at Walewale.
Meanwhile, the police in the area have arrested a middle-aged man who gunned down his mother.
The suspect, whose identity is yet to be disclosed by the police, reportedly shot his mother dead with a single-barrel gun, Thursday night, following her attempt to intervene in a misunderstanding with his wife.
The Municipal Police Commander, Cosmos Awe, refused to comment on the incident.
