On June 18, 2024, two private security guards met a tragic end in Wa.

Separate incidents of brutality occurred at their respective posts: one at the Wa East office of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the other at the Wa Model Junior High School.

The incidents have stirred fear among residents, prompting calls for increased police presence to bolster town security.

These tragedies add to the grim toll, as eleven security guards were similarly killed in Wa during 2023, under circumstances that remain shrouded in mystery.