Parents rush to pick their children from school due to sporadic gunshots

14:50 - 09 February 2017

Residents of Bimbilla in the Northern Region are currently living in fear as gunshots are being fired in the area.

An eyewitness told Pulse.com.gh that the shooting has brought business to a standstill in the area.

“I can confirm it. The shooting is currently on-going and it is in connection with an enskinment that has taken place and one side is not happy about it,” he said.

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“So right now there is a sporadic gunshot in town.”

According to the source, the enskinment happened on Thursday, February 9, 2017.

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He also added that “the case has been reported to the Northern Regional Police Command and the Coordinating Council”

The Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who also confirmed the incident to Pulse.com.gh said they were in a meeting to develop a strategy on how to handle the shooting incident.