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Farmer arrested over fatal shooting of suspected yam thief in Oti region
The GNA also gathered that shortly after the incident, the farmer voluntarily reported himself to the Dambai Divisional Police Command and informed officers about the shooting.
The identities of both the deceased and the farmer have not been officially disclosed by the police, pending the formal identification of the deceased and the outcome of preliminary investigations.
The Dambai Divisional Police Command has arrested Kwabena Badam, a 35-year-old farmer, following the fatal shooting of a man suspected of attempting to steal yams from a farm at Abongo No.
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