The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says their men did not kill seven people in Bawku in the Upper East Region as widely speculated.
They claimed in a statement that the reportage is “untrue” – “we were there to restore calm”.
The statement further explained that its soldiers in Bawku only engaged a group of armed men and neutralised six of them.
“…In a separate incident, sporadic firing was heard around Sabongari General Area. A Patrol Team dispatched to assess the situation spotted unknown armed men at Gozesi-Valley side in Sabongari wearing black T-shirts with Black Hoodies.”
“Troops engaged them and neutralised six armed men. During the engagement, some armed men took cover in a mud house within the immediate vicinity to engage the team.”
“One of the armed men attempted to attack the troops with a cutlass but was disarmed in the process. During the operation, a local woman found with a gunshot injury on her left hand was sent to Bawku Presbyterian Hospital by troops for treatment,” the statement said.
Below is the full statement
