Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has urged police in the Ashanti region to remain highly vigilant in the wake of two deadly shootings at Asawase, including the assassination of a traditional ruler.
Addressing personnel during a fact-finding mission to the Ashanti Region on Saturday, July 26, the IGP warned that criminal elements may shift tactics if their initial attempts are foiled and urged his men to be alert at all times.
“You have to be vigilant at all times. And when they realise that this one did not work they can use tricycle or vehicle to commit the same crime. If offence can occur in the day, it can occur in the night. The first one occurred in the night after 8 o’clock in the night. And then this very one at Sabon Zongo, it was in a hot afternoon,” he cautioned.
His comments come after an unidentified man was gunned down on Friday in broad daylight at Sabon Zongo by two unknown assailants on a motorbike. The brazen attack happened just days after the July 22 assassination of Abdul-Malik Azenbe, the Kusasi Chief of the Ashanti Region and Chief of the Kadi Divisional Area in Binduri, who was also shot by gunmen on a motorbike near his residence at the Asawase F-line community centre. One of the assailants was reportedly armed with an AK-47.
In the meantime, police and military personnel have been deployed to the area, and investigators are actively gathering evidence at both crime scenes. The Ghana Police Service has intensified patrols and intelligence operations in the area as part of efforts to prevent further violence.
Also, the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has imposed an immediate ban on the use of motorbikes after 7:00 pm in parts of the region, including the Asokore Mampong Municipality and the Kumasi Metropolis, following the fatal shooting of Alhaji Abdul-Malik Azenbge, Chief of Kusasi, at Asawase on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.