Eye witnesses say the victim was shot following a confrontation between some security officers and okada riders operating around the border.
A 35 year old okada rider, Korku Tengey is currently battling for his life after he was shot by a military officer yet to be identified.
The incident occured mid morning at the Aflao beat 9 market close to the beat 9 border in the Ketu South municipality of the Volta region.
Eye witnesses say the victim was shot following a confrontation between some security officers and okada riders operating around the border.
One immigration officer whose identity was not disclosed was also said to have sustained gun shot wounds during the confrontation but has since been treated and discharged.
A source at the Ketu South Municipal Hospital where the victim was rushed to, told our reporter on condition of anonymity that the victim was rushed to the emergency unit of the facility in an unconscious state around mid day Sunday.
“We were attending to an emergency when the victim was rushed into the unit. He was unconscious and his leg was almost gone and we were told he was shot by a soldier after some misunderstandings at the beat 9 border”.
“It was not easy, the guy was going into shocks, so we had to resuscitate him and rush him to the theater but his condition was getting worse as he had a fracture in his leg with the leg almost cut off – so we had to refer him to the Ho Teaching hospital.
A video in circulation since Sunday shows a young man believed to be the victim on the floor with blood oozing from his leg and blood stains around him.
Reports further indicate that later Sunday evening, further gun shots were heard fired by security officers to ward off angry residents who were massing up at the scene of the incident possibly for reprisal attacks on the security personnel.
Ashantibiz
