A 24-year young man identified as Nasiru Nsoh has been shot to death by Police on duty at Namoo in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region Bolgatanga-based A1 Radio reports.
The incident according to a brother of the deceased happened on their return from Bolgatanga to Namoo at about 3pm on Saturday January 2, 2016.
Wahab Nsoh, who claimed he was riding on a motorbike with the deceased, said they quickly had to maneuver through a different route on seeing police personnel at a barrier when they suspected that the police might stop them because they were all not in a crash helmet though the motorbike on which they were riding is registered.
According to him, they made a stop to see a photographer whom they met after first eluding the police at the barrier.
He added that they were however pursued by the police who appeared from a different direction and subsequently opened fire on them in an attempt to escape and shooting the deceased in the ribs.
The deceased died shortly after being rushed to the Bolgatanga Hospital from Bongo hospital where he was first admitted, and his body has since been deposited at the Bolgatanga Hospital Morgue.
Meanwhile the family of the deceased has since reported the incident to the Upper East regional police command.
Source: GhanaWeb
