A 40-year-old woman has died after unknown assailants stormed her home on Tuesday spraying her with bullets while she watched television with her children in the northern regional town of Bimbilla.
A joint police and military patrol team found the body of Alhassan Rahinatu when they rushed to the area after hearing the gunshots.
The daughter of the deceased, 14-year-old Khadija Bediako, was also hit on her left shoulder.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Bimbilla government hospital for preservation.
The wounded teenager is also in the same hospital where she is being treated. Police say she is responding to treatment.
Twenty-year-old Bediako Kamel – son of the deceased – escaped unscathed in the attack.
Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional police, ASP Yussif Mohammed Tanko, told Joy News correspondent Hasmin Mohammed, that preliminary investigations revealed the spouse of the deceased, Abraham Bediako from the Andani gate was the target but was not at home at the time the shots were fired.
According to him, the unidentified gunmen stood at the entrance of the Bediakos home and shot while they watched television.
It is still unclear why Abraham was targeted. The police are still investigating the issue.
Tuesday’s killing brings the number of violent related deaths in the Northern region over the past two weeks to 11.
Police are yet to make any arrests in all instances.
Source: myjoyonline
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Where is Bernard Mornah? Why isn't he demonstrating against the never ending barbar1c actions over petty stuff up North? 11 people dead in two weeks and the attention seeking 1mbecile is quiet but rather want to demonstrate for Togolese citizens. It's time a spade is called a spade. No taxpayers should be spent of keeping peace up north. They are stuck in a primitive rut that very elite Northern politicians and influential leaders who can bring this n0nesense to a halt are rather enriching themselves down south.
These northners are alwasy ready to share their own bloods for reason
These difficult northners are always fighting among themselves and we are wasting state resources settling their numerous conflicts..... We must just leave them to kill themselves if they will not be tolerant to one another.....