Immigration Officer Threatens To Shoot Upper West Journalist

The Upper West Regional Correspondent for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation who also doubles as the Upper West Regional Chairman of Ghana Journalist Association Mr. Sualah Abdul Wahab has revealed how two immigration officers intimidated him at Naro checkpoint in the Nadowli- Kaloe District.

According to him, the two officers threatened to kill him with a pistol on their way to the Upper East Region. Speaking to info radio, Mr sualah said the Bus they were travelling with stopped at the immigration checkpoint for the officers to undertake their routine checks.

Mr. Sualah said he used the opportunity to urinate by the roadside but some immigration officers stationed at the Naro Check point prevented him from urinating on the side of the road where the immigration pitched camp. According to him, the officers insisted that he crosses the road to the other side , an order he turned down with a reason that crossing the road may result in an accident.

Narrating his ordeal with the immigration officers, Mr. Sualah revealed that, the officers threatened to blow off his head with a gun if he refuses to obey their order. A situation he described as worrying and an abuse of office by the immigration officials .

Mr. Sualah disclosed that he is yet to report to the police the incident.