Police, Customs, and military personnel clashed in Bawku yesterday, with several warning shots fired over a misunderstanding regarding a Kia Rhino truck suspected of illegally transporting cocoa to a neighboring country.
According to information obtained from key sources by EDHUB, officers from the Ghana Police arrested a Kia Rhino truck after it managed to beat some security barriers while heading toward the border.
The police officers were transporting the vehicle to their station under the instruction of their commander when they were intercepted by Customs officers, who insisted on taking over the vehicle and sending it to Pulmakom.
The police officers maintained that they could not release the vehicle to the Customs officers, as they were only following orders from their commander.
This sparked a misunderstanding between the two security teams, prompting the Customs officer to call for assistance from the military in Pulmakom, while the police also requested backup from other units.
Their arrival further escalated the situation, leading to several warning shots being fired.
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