General News of Saturday, 16 March 2019Source: citinewsroom.comPolice, military deployed to Chereponi after gun attack injures oneFile photoOne person has been shot after gunmen opened fire on the Anuful community at Naweik in the Chereponi district of the North East Region on Friday evening. The victim is at the Chereponi district hospital receiving treatment. Since then, 75 military personnel and 40 police personnel have been deployed to the area after reported reprisal attacks on Saturday morning, according to the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Chereponi, Tahidu Abdul Razak. “There was another attack on one of the communities so the police and military when there this morning and they are still there,” the DCE stated. Back in January, the Defence Ministry had to deploy troops to contain similar tensions in Chereponi.

Source: GhanaWeb March 16, 2019 12:45 UTC