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Tensions have flared in Hamile, a border town in the Lambusie District of the Upper West Region, following allegations that a Ghana Immigration Service officer conspired with Burkinabe security operatives to kidnap the wife of a wanted Burkinabe national.
The incident sparked violent protests, leading to the destruction of property and forcing heavy security deployment in the town.
Hamile West Assembly Member, Mohammed Fatawu, told Citi News that residents grew enraged after learning that the officer had allegedly monitored the woman’s movements to facilitate her abduction.
“One of the immigration officers conspired with some security from Burkina Faso to kidnap one of our brothers’ wives. He is wanted in Burkina and currently in Côte d’Ivoire. Since they could not find him, they targeted his wife,” Fatawu alleged.
According to him, the woman was abducted on her way from Côte d’Ivoire through Nandom, triggering outrage among locals who believed she was being taken to be killed. Protesters reportedly set fire to the officer’s pickup truck, a phone shop, and a Burkinabe security operative’s motorcycle.
Tragically, a woman identified as Mahamata collapsed during the chaos and later died from a blood pressure attack.
Security reinforcements, including police and military personnel, have since been dispatched to restore calm in Hamile.
Meanwhile, the Upper West Regional PRO of the Ghana Immigration Service, Ibn Yussif Duranah Abdul Mumin, confirmed that officials were holding an emergency meeting and would provide updates after deliberations.
