Eight(8) Police Officers from the Formed Police Unit in the Upper West Region are currently battling for their lives after they were involved in an accident.

Chief Inspector Fatawu Jangu, Constable Sandra Abdul-Rahman, Constable Amu Rose, Constable Amponsah Felix, Constable Asare Emmanuel, Constable Oppong Emmanuel, Constable Lamedeku Ezra Kwaku and Constable Christian Antwi who were onboard the police vehicle with registration number GP 704  have sustained various degrees of injuries.

They are currently at the  St. Theresa’s Hospital, Nandom  receiving treatment.

According to a police situational report sighted by MyNewsGh.com,

Police had received information that a group of people from the Dagaaba/Sissala conflict in Lambussie intended to block the road from Fielmuo to Piina to prevent their opponents from attending markets in Fielmuo and Piina.

The team therefore left for Lambussie enroute to Piina, Suke and Bugnuo on the Piina-Fielmuo road on patrols.

The patrol duty was mainly to check and prevent if any blockade and went through the areas and market centers mentioned but there was no blockage or group of people as alleged earlier.

The team decided to continue through Fielmuo, Hamile and back to Nandom and at Bu near Nandom on the Nandom-Hamile highway were  involved in an accident resulting in the injuries.

Details of what triggered the accident remain sketchy but images of the vehicle reveals it was badly damages suggesting it may have somersaulted.

Source: Mynewsgh.com