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Seven injured as armed men open fire on Appolonia residents

By Maame Aba Afful
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Seven injured as armed men open fire on Appolonia residents
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About seven people have been injured following an invasion by heavily armed men who opened fire on residents of Appolonia and its environs in the Kpone-Katamansu District of the Greater Accra Region.

Victims of the act, including one Ali Mohammed, are currently receiving treatment at the Tema General Hospital. Others have been referred to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra as a result of the severity of the injuries they sustained.

Properties such as vehicles and motorbikes were not also spared in the incident which has put most residents in and around the community in a state of shock and anxiety.

Not less than 7 residents have sustained gunshot injuries

The incident, which started from Appolonia through to Katamanso, has been attributed to land guard activities. High-level security personnel went to the area to commence investigations into the matter.

According to sources who witnessed the violent act, the heavily armed men invaded the area in two saloon cars, wielding different types of guns, including AK 47 assault rifles and started the mayhem without any provocation.

Residents have said they are living in fear and have asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, to heighten security in the area.

They said sometimes these armed thugs fire gunshots sporadically, scaring children and innocent families.

“We are appealing to the Inspector General of Police to intervene in this matter to save the lives of innocent children, vulnerable individuals and properties,” a worried resident said.

Some of the residents are accusing the Tema police command of not handling the lawless activities of criminals properly.

According to them, criminals had over the past few months been disturbing them, but several reports made to the police had yielded no results.

They said that they had lost hope in the police, and that if the IGP did not act swiftly to address the land guard menace in the area, they would be compelled to take the law into their own hands.

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