Audio By Carbonatix
A woman has died after collapsing during a violent protest at the Ghana–Burkina Faso border town of Hamile in the Upper West Region.
The deceased, who is yet to be identified, reportedly hurled insults at security personnel before collapsing.
According to JoyNews Regional Correspondent Rafiq Salam, she was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her death occurred during a demonstration by angry youth against officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).
The unrest, which began late Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning, saw protesters burning car tyres, vandalising the Immigration Service office, and setting a Service vehicle ablaze.
The protests were triggered by the alleged arrest of a woman named Ajara, a Burkinabe national domiciled in the Ivory Coast due to instability in her home country.
According to accounts, Ajara was bundled into one of two vehicles used by immigration officers while on her way to Nandom to visit a relative.
Latest Stories
-
Why Mbappe had £1.3m ethics bonus in PSG contract
6 minutes -
American billionaire Martha Stewart joins Snoop and Modric as Swans co-owner
15 minutes -
Isak facing two months out after ‘reckless’ tackle – Slot
24 minutes -
Real Madrid forward Endrick agrees Lyon loan switch
39 minutes -
Some people have left the church because I am a gay woman, says Archbishop
42 minutes -
CBS defends pulling 60 Minutes segment about Trump deportations
47 minutes -
Man City in advanced talks with Bournemouth’s Semenyo
57 minutes -
Jackson claims double as Senegal brush aside Botswana
1 hour -
NPP Electoral Area Coordinators in Ashaiman, Tema East join wave of declarations for Dr. Bawumia
1 hour -
Tema East Constituency excuses Bawumia from campaigning, pledges votes
1 hour -
NPP started ‘Nkokor Nkintikiti’ as poultry intensification – Bryan Acheampong
2 hours -
Government reopens Ussher and James forts after closure, imposes strict new rules
2 hours -
MTN Ghana honours 50 Mobile Money agents and merchants in Central Region
2 hours -
Ghana, Russia launch decade-long literary exchange to promote indigenous languages
2 hours -
Tanyigbe Traditional Council reaffirms the authority of Togbega Kodi Adiko VI
2 hours