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Akwanbo festival turns bloody; one shot in the head

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  • Equity 8 years ago

    I thought you people say only Northerners are uncivilised

  • Frank A Karikari 8 years ago

    Stop that nonsense and condemn the act. I don't know what have come on some Ghanaians that something simple about wearing and refusal of wearing of some nasty hat had should result in shooting and injuries. If the injury came ...
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  • Concerned Citizen 8 years ago

    This is what our youth spend their time and energy doing. When youth in developed countries compete over things like "who can develop the most efficient machine" or best art or best sculpture or music or poetry or idea for so ...
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  • KWAA 8 years ago

    Ghana is really becoming lawless.Everywhere violence and there is no remedy insight.Our Police Service is overstretched.People are are becoming frustrated,dumso,unemployment,poverty,the situation has become so hopeless people ...
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  • Karim 8 years ago

    it is very disgusting that Ghanaian. police warning shots always results in deaths or injury and the police high command seem not to say or do anything about it. how come a warning shot just always has to kill someone?
    In th ...
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  • Ato 8 years ago

    Lack of common sense and patience of Few individuals is putting much burden on police service to maintain peace in ghana.simple issues that can be let go ,now turn into lawlessness and fights resulting into injures and death ...
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  • MR TRULY TRULY 8 years ago

    A big blow to Ghana Tourism indeed. Incident free tourism in Ghana turning point? The tourism board may never do anything to this situation. Ohh it's normal !!!!!

  • bagheera 8 years ago

    I guess they r northners too...hahahaaaa

  • SOFO 8 years ago

    Dis one 2 is it NORTHERNERS again? people should wise up.

  • Frank A Karikari 8 years ago

    You need to rather behave like a matured person. Any act of such violence everywhere needs to be condemned.
    Le me tell you straight without mincing words that such acts happen too frequently at the North than at the South. H ...
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  • Philemon 8 years ago

    Is the Ghana Police well trained? Their warning shots are questionable.

  • Kofi Canada 8 years ago

    Foolish so called Ghana police service......they try to copy anything from the army where by they are not close to them....is time govenment starts taking the police service to the army to train them on how to handle weapon!!

  • Aden 8 years ago

    How stupid, this unnecessary misunderstanding has placed an innocent bystander in such a demise. RIP madam, and God's comfort to your family and the ones hurting.

  • Ssali 8 years ago

    how could people think that it is only Northerners who who are troublesome. people always exibit ignorance on this network. pls we should all try to learn.

  • Kay Kay 8 years ago

    You guys highly burdened the police with nonsense. When people are fighting their brains only to come up with innovative ideas to help a country grow, baboons you are there in the village fighting over colors. Toys if you co ...
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  • Mike 8 years ago

    Why are police warning shorts often killing people?

    what is a gun position for warning short?

  • Erzuah 8 years ago

    Uncivilised fantez .
    Crazy Police .
    Shit doktaz.

  • Ekow Samuel. 8 years ago

    The really thing they have to do is to submit there dress or show there dresss to the oder of the area to chife or to the King before starting which will be agree so that, peace will be done with the both of them, we expectin ...
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  • mis 8 years ago

    Will I be fair to say they are fighting over a hat. Had this happened in the north......the police need to be trained how to fire warning shots.

  • YAKUBU IDDRISU SANZALI 8 years ago

    This is so shameful and barbaric to the people of Akwanbo and C/R at large.It is now evident to all ghanaians that northerners are not the only violent people.Crime is crime and a crime committed by one or group should ...
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  • Kwesi 8 years ago

    Blame it on ogogoro/kill me quick/akpeteshie.

  • Great Tawiii 8 years ago

    Its a lie, the incident occurred but no one was shot in the head.
    The police personal who were there b4 the bizarre or unfortunate thing started run away and later denied they have no knowledge about such a thing on Adom FM ...
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  • Afua 8 years ago

    The police must stop using bullets to diperse crowds. They are not afraid of your bullets. Try using the tear gas .the bullets kill.also you know these groups, and must therefore plant some private eyes, before the function b ...
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  • KOSEK 84 8 years ago

    Thats because Africans are violent by nature and thats not my slave mentality talking but barefaced evidence

  • Ganyo 8 years ago

    Illiteracy na wa

  • john mahama 8 years ago

    are we back to animal farm time?

  • Bright Acquah 8 years ago

    I was der nd i dont tink it was a featival.. Have'nt witness suc fest in my entire lyf bfore. Is so shameful