The Ghana Police Service has arrested 36 suspects in connection with the alleged lynching of a police officer at Gindabour in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region.
The deceased officer, General Constable Redeemer Owusu, was attacked by a mob on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, after a motorbike rider who was stopped by police died while being conveyed to hospital.
According to the Savannah Regional Police Command, the officer and his colleagues were on highway patrol along the Gindabour-Kenkyen road when they noticed a motorbike rider divert into the bush after seeing the police vehicle.
The officers became suspicious and followed the rider from another direction, where they found him unconscious on a bush road.
The team picked up the rider and began conveying him to a hospital, but he died on the way.
The Police said news of the rider’s death subsequently triggered an attack by a mob from the community on the officers. General Constable Owusu was killed in the attack, while the other officers sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The police vehicle was also damaged during the incident.
The bodies of both the police officer and the motorbike rider have been conveyed to the Damongo Mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Reinforcement teams from Damongo, Bole, Sawla, Tuna, Kalba and the Regional Intelligence Team have also been deployed to strengthen security and maintain law and order in the area.
The 36 suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations and are expected to be put before court.
The Savannah Regional Police Command said it condemned the attack on its officers and would pursue the case to ensure those responsible face the law.