Gindabour residents flee after teacher and police officer die in separate incidents
A confrontation between residents and a police officer has left the Gindabour community on edge following the reported deaths of a primary school teacher and a police officer in separate but linked incidents this week.
In the Gindabour community, residents are fleeing their homes following the reported deaths of a primary school teacher and a police officer in separate incidents. The tension escalated after a confrontation between residents and a police officer, resulting in vandalism of private properties. Several residents, including those from Sawla, Tuna, and Gindabour, claim that angry police personnel carried out the destruction in protest over the death of their colleague, Redeemer Owusu.
The unrest began on Wednesday night along the Gindabour road in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District when a teacher, Seidu Abu from Gindabour D/A Primary School, died in an encounter with police officers. Seidu was reportedly travelling to his farm on September 17 when he was ordered to stop by the officers. Despite his refusal to comply, Seidu was later found dead.
The community was outraged by the incident, accusing the police of killing him. Two days later, a police officer named Owusu allegedly met a similar fate at the hands of the residents, who carried out retaliatory mob action. The bodies of both victims are currently preserved at the St Anne’s Catholic Hospital mortuary in Damongo for autopsy.
The youth in the area reject the Savannah Regional Police Command's account of the events and plan to address the press.
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