Two immigration officers ambushed and shot in Tempane

Two officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) were ambushed and shot late Sunday night, November 2, at Nagani in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.

Sources within the regional command confirmed that the officers were returning from night duty on a motorbike when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them.

“The attackers laid an ambush and shot at the unsuspecting officers,” a source said, adding that both sustained serious injuries.

The victims were rushed to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, where they are receiving emergency treatment.

Although the Ghana Immigration Service has yet to issue an official statement, an investigation is reportedly underway to identify and arrest those behind the attack.

This incident adds to a growing list of violent assaults on border security personnel in northern Ghana.

It comes less than a month after a similar attack at Gbintiri, where gunmen opened fire on two GIS officers at an inland checkpoint.

In that earlier attack, Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Rafiq Mohammed died instantly, while his colleague, AICO II Oppong Daniel, was critically injured and remains in the hospital.

Investigators later recovered an AK-47 shell and a service rifle (registration number GH/GIS/HQACN 668516-1646) from the scene.

The recent shootings have intensified concerns about the safety of immigration officers working along Ghana’s borders, where security personnel continue to face increasing risks in the line of duty.