SIX persons are in police custody for their alleged attack on some residents of Changli, along the old cemetery road, a suburb of Tamale, last Thursday.
One of the six suspects whose name was only given as Muftawu was reported to have in his possession a pistol. The suspects were among 10 persons who were arrested by the police on the day of the incident. However, four of them, all females, were later released by the police for lack of evidence.
Three persons sustained various degrees of injury when they were attacked in their respective homes by the alleged assailants. The victims are responding to treatment at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. They are Abdulai Rahman, 24; Shirazu Issahaku, 18, and one Sayuti, 34.
The Northern Regional Police Commander, Mr Ofosu-Mensah Gyeabour, told the Daily Graphic last Friday that the Regional Police Command met with traditional rulers and party executives to help iron out differences among the youth.
He further warned that the police would not accept a situation where political parties would interfere with the due process, adding that the suspects would be prosecuted.
“The youth should have good intentions about the country and traditional rulers must cooperate with the police administration by exposing those who breach the peace,” he pointed out.
Mr Gyeabour further stressed that the area was calm and “our concern is to ensure peaceful atmosphere in the Northern Region; the police alone cannot control crime without the support of traditional rulers and other stakeholders”.
The Regional Crime Officer, Mr Peter Baba, explained that the six suspects were yet to be screened, adding that investigations were in process.
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