Fire Festival Shooting Incident Avoidable, Celebrants Ignored Warnings

Police yet to identify suspect in Bimbilla shooting incident

An18 years old second year student of Bimbilla Senior High School in the Nanumba North Municipal­ity of the Northern Region only identified as Fatima, has been shot dead. The incident is said to have happened during the fire festi­val celebration in Bimbilla on Saturday. An eyewitness, Mr Habib Nassam, a native of Bimbilla, who narrated the incident in a telephone interview with The Ghanaian Times said Fatima was hit by a stray bullet from the f…

SHS student fatally shot at Bimbilla fire festival - Live Ghana TV

A cherished cultural celebration in Bimbilla, Nanumba North Municipality, Northern Region, has been tragically marred by the death of a young girl, identified as Fatima. A Year Two student at Bimbilla Senior High School, Fatima was fatally struck by a stray bullet during the recent Fire Festival. According to Mohammed Abdul-Rashid Natogmah, a reporter for Beat FM, the unfortunate incident occurred as a procession made its way from the regent’s …

Police speak on death Bimbilla SHS student during fire festival

The police in the Northern Region launched investigations into the tragic killing of Fatima Abukari, an 18-year-old student of Bimbilla Senior High School.

Fire festival shooting incident avoidable, celebrants ignored warnings

Dr. Adam Bonaa, Acting Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, has condemned the misuse of firearms during the celebration of the Fire Festival (Bugum Chugu) in Bimbilla, which resulted in the death of a student on Saturday, July 5. The deceased, Fatima, a student of Bimbilla Senior High School, […] The post Fire festival shooting incident avoidable, celebrants ignored warnings appeared first on Ghanamma.c…

SHS girl shot dead at Bimbilla Fire Festival celebration

A young girl whose name has been given as Fatima has been shot dead at the Fire Festival in Bimbilla, within the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region. According to a reporter with Beat FM, Mohammed Abdul-Rashid Natogmah, Fatima, a year two student of the Bimbilla Senior High School, was hit by a stray bullet while a procession was moving from the regent’s palace to the Wampu Dam, where the fire was to be thrown. Mr Natogmah said the…

SHS student fatally shot at Bimbilla fire festival

A cherished cultural celebration in Bimbilla, Nanumba North Municipality, Northern Region, has been tragically marred by the death of a young girl, identified as Fatima. A Year Two student at Bimbilla Senior High School, Fatima was fatally struck by a stray bullet during the recent Fire Festival. According to Mohammed Abdul-Rashid Natogmah, a reporter for Beat FM, the unfortunate incident occurred as a procession made its way from the regent's p…