Two officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) were ambushed and shot late Sunday night, November 2, at Nagani in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region.

Sources within the regional command confirmed the incident, explaining that the officers were returning from night duty on a motorbike when unidentified assailants opened fire on them.

“The attackers laid an ambush and shot at the unsuspecting officers,” a source revealed, adding that both sustained serious injuries. The victims were rushed to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, where they are receiving emergency medical treatment.

Although the Ghana Immigration Service has not yet released an official statement, sources say a formal investigation has been launched to identify and arrest the perpetrators.

The attack adds to a growing number of violent assaults targeting border security personnel in the northern regions. It comes barely a month after a similar incident at Gbintiri, where gunmen attacked two GIS officers at an inland checkpoint.

In that earlier assault, Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Rafiq Mohammed lost his life on the spot, while AICO II Oppong Daniel sustained critical injuries and remains under medical care. Investigators later recovered an AK-47 shell and a service rifle with registration number GH/GIS/HQACN 668516-1646 from the scene.

The recent attacks have sparked renewed concern about the safety of immigration officers working along Ghana’s borders, where security personnel often operate under difficult and high-risk conditions.