The IGP has also deployed a high-powered delegation to Sampa to assess the security situation
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, on October 7, 2025, visited the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi to check on a police officer who was critically injured during recent violent clashes between two rival groups at Sampa, in the Bono Region.
According to a police statement on October 7, 2025,”The officer, together with seven others, sustained injuries when the police vehicle in which they were travelling got caught in an exchange of gunfire between the two groups at Sampa and veered off the road into a ditch. No officer lost their life during the attack.”
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The statement further detailed that “The seven injured officers were treated and discharged, while one who sustained severe injuries was referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further medical attention. The officer is currently in a stable condition and responding to treatment.”
The IGP has also deployed a high-powered delegation comprising some members of the Police Management Board (POMAB) to Sampa to assess the security situation, visit the injured officers who were treated and discharged and oversee the welfare of operational personnel deployed to the area.
In addition, the team is expected to hold engagements with police officers in the region, the Bono Regional Security Council (REGSEC), traditional authorities, opinion leaders, youth groups and other stakeholders in Sampa to help restore and sustain lasting peace in the area.
Meanwhile, reinforcement teams made up of officers from the SWAT and Formed Police Unit (FPU) have been deployed to intensify patrols and beef up security in Sampa and surrounding communities.
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