Kwaku Sey, a 19-year-old Dambai Lakeside resident, was reportedly shot dead on Sunday, May 5, after a conflict between police and furious youth outside Dambai Town Hall, the headquarters of Eastern Krachi in the Oti region.

Frances Gesaloge Boyesah Okoro, a neighbourhood resident, alleged that police officers on night patrol went to the area to arrest several “ghetto” youngsters, “who were smoking hard drugs at the time.”

He said the young guy resisted arrest, which resulted in confusion and warning shots, with Sey being wounded by a stray bullet and dying in the hospital.

Dambai Lakeside Assemblyman Emmanuel Atali corroborated the conflict between the police and the teenager, stating that he heard a gunshot on Sunday at about 8:pm and discovered the dead lying in a pool of blood.

He stated that he went to the police station to file an official report, and the body was subsequently sent to Worawora Hospital for preservation.

This generated terror in the town, as both residents and pedestrians fled for safety.

Some of the irate youngsters smashed two police officers’ bikes on the spot.

Police have detained two persons to aid with investigations.

Meanwhile, police from the Divisional and Regional Commands remained mute on the event when the Ghana News Agency visited the station to confirm the claims.

A 10-year-old hawker was killed when a tipper truck with the registration number GM 2312 – 21 collided with her in Mankessim, Mfantseman Municipality, Central Region.

The deceased, Hawa, was allegedly crossing the Mankessim-Cape Coast Highway when she was run over in the middle of the road.

According to Kasapa News, the event occurred early Monday morning, May 6, 2024.

Hawa, who was selling mangoes, was transported to Mercy Women’s Catholic Hospital in Mankessim but was confirmed dead upon arrival.

Her remains have been placed in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation.

Meanwhile, the truck driver was apprehended and is cooperating with the inquiry.

Residents concerned about the recent incidence of automobile collisions in the region have urged the Highway Authority to install speed ramps.

A fire devastated a premix station in Anomabo in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, injuring two persons and destroying many structures.

The event occurred at about 8:05 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

The quick response of the firemen stopped the fire from spreading to neighbouring regions and causing damage.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) stated that two pumps were despatched from the ManKessim and Cape Coast Metropolitan Fire Stations.

“Recognising the urgency of the situation, firefighters immediately deployed foam solution to combat the premix fuel induced blaze, effectively containing the fire and preventing its further spread,” the statement went on to say.

Concerned neighbours brought the injured to the Anomabo hospital for medical care.

An investigation is presently underway to determine the cause of the fire.