Two policemen have been killed in a fatal shooting at Block factory, a suburb of East Trasacco in Accra.

The two off duty officers were shot on Thursday around 6pm in front of their private residence.

In a terse statement on Thursday (2 May), the police said it has launched an intelligence led operation to apprehend the suspects.

The Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for two gunmen who fatally shot two off duty Police officers sitting in front of their private residence at Block factory, East Trasacco, Accra, today Thursday 2 May 2024, at about 6:00pm.”

“The gunmen did not take anything from the victims and sped off on a motorbike. An intelligence-led operation to get the suspects arrested is currently ongoing,” the police statement said.