FOUR persons have been arrested in connection with the attack on three policemen on the Nankpanduri scarp in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District, which resulted in the death of one policeman and injuries to two others.
The suspects, Talata Sonika, Yenuduki Kombian, Bitian Kombian and Fintima Kunchan, were arrested last Tuesday at their hideout in Nankpanduri upon a tip-off.
A police source said Talata was alleged to have taken part in the attack on the police personnel on the scarp while Fintima was reportedly harbouring the notorious criminal Johnson Soloma Kombian in his house.
Johnson Soloma Kombian is believed to have masterminded the attack on the police personnel, which left Constable Prince Agyare dead and Lance Corporal Osei Bonsu and Constable Owusu Frimpong seriously injured.
Bonsu has been flown to Accra for further treatment while arrangements were still being made for Frimpong to be airlifted from the Nalerigu Hospital to Accra.
Johnson Soloma Kombian has been on the police wanted list for several years and has gained notoriety as a jail-breaker.
Kombian is also suspected to be recruiting young men in the area to be carrying out all manner of criminal activities along the scarp.
The national security apparatus has been placed on high alert while a thorough search has begun to arrest him.
Meanwhile the outgoing Northern Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Angwubutoge Awuni, has led a team of police officials to visit one of the injured policemen at the Nalerigu Hospital. He described the officer’s condition as being stable.
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