Police details full extent of violent clashes at Sampa

The Bono Regional Police Command has indicated that calm has been restored in Sampa following a violent clash between two rival factions, Sammordua and Samgba Gyafla, that erupted at the town's main market on Sunday, October 5, 2025.

The command detailed the events in a press release issued on October 6, 2025, and signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer for the Bono Regional Police Command.

According to the statement, officers received a distress call reporting an exchange of gunfire between the factions, which also led to the burning of several stores in the market area.

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Police personnel were immediately deployed to the scene.

The team was also tasked with escorting a Ghana National Fire Service tender and an ambulance transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital.

Tragically, the statement said, the responding police unit was caught directly in the armed crossfire.

Several officers sustained gunshot injuries, and their service vehicle (GP 686) veered into a ditch during the violence.

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The injured officers were rushed to the Sampa Government Hospital, it added.

According to the police statement, seven officers have since been treated and discharged.

However, one officer, who "sustained a serious head injury, has been referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for specialised treatment."

It further stated that; "Patrols have since been intensified in Sampa, and the situation remains calm."

The command assured the public that every effort is being made to arrest all individuals involved in the disturbances.

Read statement below:

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