Highway robbers in the early hours of Monday, June 9, 2025 staged an operation on the Dambai-Asukawkaw segment of the Oti Region network, when they opened gunfire on passengers using that enclave.
Madam Richlove Agyemang, a trader from Hohoe in the Volta Region, was shot with a rubber bullet by armed robbers, while traveling to the Dambai market.
The attack happened around 01:00hours at Anyabor No 2, a farming community near Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Madam Agyemang said the armed robbers attacked their vehicle, a Sprinter bus with eight passengers on board and she was hit by a rubber bullet through the side door, while sitting at the front of the vehicle.
She was rushed to the KOPAH Clinic for medical treatment due to an ongoing strike by public health workers.
Mr. Philip Kwadwo Bidaba, Assembly member of Kwame Akura East, has confirmed receiving information about the rubber bullet incident involving traders in his Electoral Area and has yet to take necessary steps regarding the incident.
This incident is not isolated, as the Dambai-Asukawkaw road has witnessed similar attacks in the past.
In January 2025, a 51-year-old driver, Abukari Seidu, was shot by highway robbers on the same road, narrowly escaping death.
Seidu sustained bullet wounds in his arm and ribs and was taken to Accra to seek medical attention.
Meanwhile, the Krachi East Divisional Police Command has confirmed receipt of a report regarding the rubber bullet incident that occurred on the Dambai-Asukawkaw Highway.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Al-hassan Abdul-Razak, Divisional Crime Officer, stated that investigations are currently underway to apprehend the perpetrators.
Although no arrests have been made yet, ASP Abdul-Razak assured the public that the Police are working diligently to bring the culprits to justice.
From Kingsley Mamore, Dambai
GNA
