The Upper East Regional Police Command has begun investigations into the killing of three persons at Bawku by unknown assailants.

On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, three people were shot dead close to the entrance of the Bawku Senior High School.  They were returning from Bolgatanga in a commercial vehicle.

The deceased are; Fatawu Ibrahim, Bunyaminu Adam and Ibrahim Abdulai.

Even though the cause of the killing is yet to be ascertained, it has been linked to the ethnic disturbances in Bawku.

The driver of the vehicle who sustained a gunshot wound in the leg together with one passenger managed to flee to for their lives.