Three persons have at least been killed in Bimbilla in the Northern region following sporadic shooting at about 9:30pm on Thursday January 11, 2018. Several others were rushed to nearby health facilities with gunshot wounds. Fusheini Issahaku, 35, Abdul Bassist Osman, 28, and Salifu Razak, 35, who were hit by bullets were pronounced dead on … Read more
Four persons are feared dead after unidentified gunmen opened fire on people in Bimbilla Thursday at about 9:00pm. The shooting by the gunmen, who sped off a motobike, sparked sporadic shooting at different areas within the town, www.3news.com has gathered. Reports from the Bimbilla Government Hospital say the hospital is overwhelmed with casualties. Nurses at … Read more
A native of Bimbilla and a worker at Ecobank in Accra, Alhassan Haruna, has donated some hospital equipment to the Bimbilla District Hospital in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region. Issahaku Ben Hussein, who presented the equipment on behalf of Alaskan Haruna, appealed to youth and other stakeholders in the area to emulate the … Read more
Two houses have been set ablaze in a renewed chieftaincy clash in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region. The situation has created fear and panic among residents living in the area. On Wednesday at about 2pm, one Abdulai Sang was arrested by the police in connection with the murder of some … Read more
Two more people have been arrested in the Bimbilla Township in connection with the clashes that led to the death of 10 people including women and children last week. Renewed chieftaincy clashes in the town left many homes burnt, while several others sustained gunshot wounds. Fifteen people were arrested earlier, and the Police say two … Read more
Two more people have been arrested in the Bimbilla Township in connection with the clashes that led to the death of 10 people including women and children last week. Renewed chieftaincy clashes in the town left many homes burnt, while several others sustained gunshot wounds. Fifteen people were arrested earlier, and the Police say two … Read more
Nanumba-North District Health Directorate has sought advice from the Northern Regional Health Directorate to close down the Bimbilla District Hospital. In the wake of a recent deadly clash in the area, and guided by similar incidents previously, a precarious situation has been created for medical staff members and general workers. Authorities at the facility said … Read more
There is uneasy calm in the Northern Region town of Bimbilla following the deployment of a team of Police-Military to the area. The enskinment of a sub-chief earlier this week sparked a gun battle between feuding factions, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people. Police say so far, three children – one girl … Read more
The death toll in the renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region has reached 11. The police have found nine bodies in addition to the previous two, increasing the number to 11, with some others sustaining various degrees of injury and several houses set ablaze. According to the … Read more
Interior minister, Ambrose Dery says government would not meddle in the Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute, which has led to the death of scores of residents in the Northern Regional town. He said government would endeavor to protect the regent of Bimbilla as well as lives and properties of all residents. The Interior Minister made these remarks … Read more
A 57 year-old teacher in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region, Tia Musah David, is in the grips of the police for allegedly beating his wife to death. The incident reportedly occurred during a misunderstanding between the two which resulted in the unfortunate death of the woman. In an interview with … Read more