Stray bullet kills teenager as police clash with civilians at Dambai 

Kwaku Sey, 19, a resident of Dambai Lakeside, was allegedly shot dead on Sunday, May 5, following clashes between Police and angry youth at Dambai Town Hall, capital of Eastern Krachi, Oti region.

Francis Gesaloge Boyesah Okoro, a resident of the community, claimed that the Police, who were on night patrol, went to the area to arrest some “ghetto” youths, “who were smoking hard drugs at the time.”

Dambai Lakeside Assemblyman, Emmanuel Atali, who confirmed the altercation between the Police and the youth, said he heard a gunshot on Sunday around 8:pm and found the deceased lying in a pool of blood.

He said he went to officially report to the Police station and then the body was taken to Worawora Hospital for preservation.

Two motorcycles belonging to the police officers were destroyed on the spot by some of the angry youths.

Meanwhile, Police from the Divisional and Regional Commands remained silent on the incident when the Ghana News Agency visited the station to verify the reports.