The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of one Iddrisu Sumaila and attacks on Mr Sambin Halidu, the Elected Chief of the Tindorunga community, a suburb of Worinyanga in the Tempane District.

The suspects, identified as Majeed Bawumya Agbango, 34, Milla Justice, 27, and Majeed Awudu, 20, were arrested on May 26, 2026, at about 0600 hours during a police operation in Garu.

The operation was led by officers from the Upper East Regional Police Command in collaboration with the District Command.

This was contained in a statement signed by Chief Inspector Abdul-Rahman Sumaila, the Upper East Regional Police Public Relations Officer, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga.

The statement said that a search conducted at the residence of Majeed Bawumya Agbango, also known as Atan Majeed, led to the retrieval of one BRUNI MOD 92 Cal. 8mmK pistol, several sharp objects, GH¢600.00 cash, and three mobile phones believed to be connected to the crime.

The statement said preliminary investigations revealed that about a month ago, Kingmakers of Worinyanga presented three candidates, including Sambin Halidu, to the Overlord of Bawku, Zugraan Asigri Abugrago Azorka II, for vetting and possible enskinment as chief of Tindorunga.

According to the statement, members of an opposing faction, including suspect Majeed Bawumya Agbango also known as Atan Majeed, allegedly protested the election of Sambin Halidu and threatened to disrupt the enskinment ceremony scheduled for May 26, 2026.

On May 25, 2026, the statement said, suspect Alhassan Sabrina and other accomplices currently at large allegedly met at the residence of suspect Majeed Bawumya Agbango in Worinyanga, where plans were allegedly hatched to disrupt the ceremony.

Consequently, it said, on May 26, 2026, at about 0300 hours, while Sambin Halidu and his family were preparing for the enskinment ceremony, the suspects, armed with offensive weapons including a pistol, reportedly stormed the house, fired indiscriminately, and set ablaze a 4×4 Mitsubishi vehicle with registration number GE 1115-13 belonging to the Chief-Elect.

The statement indicated the attack resulted in injuries to several persons, while deceased, Iddrisu Sumaila, who sustained gunshot wounds, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The statement assured the public of the commitment of the police to maintaining law and order and urged residents to remain calm and cooperate with ongoing investigations.