A 27-year-old herdsman, Musa Yusif, was brutally attacked and severely injured by unknown men at his residence in Xevitoe, a community near Mafi-Aflavenu in the Central Tongu district.
The incident occurred on March 23 at 0005 hours, while Yusif, his wife, and their two-year-old daughter were asleep.
According to Ahmed Mohammed Hogo, a cousin of the victim, Yusif was attacked by armed men, who also demanded the keys to his motorbike.
Narrating the incident to the Ghana News Agency, Hogo stated that Yusif was shot at and severely wounded with a machete, resulting in grave injuries to his head and right hand as the attackers made away with his Houjoue motorbike. "When Yusif regained consciousness, he narrated the incident to me that they were asleep in the room when they heard a heavy knock on the door of their room, and the person was with a gun and asked them to lie down and bring the keys to his motorbike." Hogo said that "Yusif declined, and the person shot his gun as a warning.
