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Police post set on fire after fatal shooting in Sayerano
According to the Western North Regional Police Command, preliminary investigations show that six people sustained gunshot wounds during the incident, with two later dying.
A police post at Asempaneye Forest near Sefwi Sayerano in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region has been set on fire by unidentified persons following the fatal police shooting that left two people dead on July 7, 2026.
Police said the confrontation occurred during an operation to arrest a suspected drug peddler.
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