Heavy gunfire erupted at the Missiga Immigration Service checkpoint in Bawku following a confrontation between personnel from the Ghana Police Service and Customs officials on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

According to a post by TV3 on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, reliable sources say the clash began when police officers refused to let Customs inspect the contents of a truck en route to neighbouring Togo.

Customs suspected the truck was carrying smuggled cocoa beans and insisted on investigating, leading to a heated standoff.

The situation escalated into an exchange of gunfire between the two state security agencies, which was only brought under control when soldiers intervened.

There was heavy gunfire this afternoon [ October 9,2024] at the Missiga Immigration Service checkpoint in Bawku after a disagreement ensued between personnel of the Ghana Police Service and Customs.

According to reliable security sources, tempers flared up after some police… pic.twitter.com/EaWlhfiQLA

— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) October 9, 2024