A suspected armed robbery attack on a Metro Mass Transit bus travelling from Bunkpurugu to Tamale has left one person dead and three others injured on the Duuklotuk–Nakpanduri stretch of the Bunkpurugu–Nalerigu highway.
The tragic incident occurred around 2:27 a.m. on the Duuklotuk–Nakpanduri highway, when armed men reportedly attempted to stop the moving bus using torchlights.
According to eyewitness accounts, the driver, suspecting foul play, refused to stop, prompting the attackers to open fire on the vehicle.
An eyewitness who spoke to the press said, “The armed robbers didn’t block the road with any object. They stopped the bus with torchlights, and when the driver refused to stop, they started shooting at the back of the bus. The place where it happened was not a community-based location.”
The deceased and the injured were rushed to the Faith Community Hospital in Nakpanduri for medical attention.
Some surviving passengers expressed deep concern about the recurring early-morning departures of buses from Bunkpurugu to Tamale, which they say expose travelers to heightened risks of robbery and ambush.
