News
Police restore calm after violent clash at Sampa main market
- /home/u249204778/domains/spectator.com.gh/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 27
https://spectator.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-06-at-15.46.21-960x600.jpeg&description=Police restore calm after violent clash at Sampa main market', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
- Share
- Tweet /home/u249204778/domains/spectator.com.gh/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 72
https://spectator.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-06-at-15.46.21-960x600.jpeg&description=Police restore calm after violent clash at Sampa main market', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
The Bono Regional Police Command has restored calm at Sampa after a violent clash broke out between two rival groups, Sammordua and Samgba Gyafla, at the town’s main market on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
In a statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service in Sunyani and signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, the police said they received a distress call about an exchange of gunfire between the two groups, which also led to the burning of several shops in the market area.
According to the statement, a team of police personnel was immediately deployed to the scene to restore order and to escort a Ghana National Fire Service truck and an ambulance that was conveying a pregnant woman to the hospital.
The police team, however, got caught in the exchange of gunfire from the armed groups. Some officers sustained gunshot injuries, while their service vehicle, with registration number GP 686, veered into a ditch during the crossfire.
The statement said the injured officers were rushed to the Sampa Government Hospital, where seven were treated and discharged. One officer who suffered a head injury was referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for further treatment.
It added that patrols have since been intensified in Sampa and the situation remains calm.
The Bono Regional Police Command assured the public that efforts are underway to arrest all individuals involved in the disturbances.
By: Jacob Aggrey
A nine-member board for the New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator newspapers was sworn into office on Thursday with a call to strengthen the governance of the Corporation.![Dr. Binka (seated second from right) with Dr Okpoti [right] the board and Management of NTC photos Okai Elizabeth.](https://spectator.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Dr.-Binka-seated-second-from-right-with-Dr-Okpoti-right-the-board-and-Management-of-NTC-photos-Okai-Elizabeth-1024x683.jpg)
The new NTC board is chaired by Dr Charity Binka and has Very Rev. Helena Amma Serwah Opoku-Sarkodie, Mr Tito Kojo Voegborlo Esq and Naana Aklerh Amenyah Kubi I as members. Read More
SKIP THE QUEUE, TAP THE NEWS
You can now read the Ghanaian Times and The Spectator newspapers from the comfort of your device via TimesNewsPlus.
Join our WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBElzjInlqHhl1aTU27
Christians have been urged to demonstrate a living faith in Jesus Christ by allowing their confession of Him as Lord and Saviour to reflect in their daily lives.
According to the Kaneshie District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Rev. Dzidzor Nathaniel Affram, a genuine Christian’s confession should go beyond words and be demonstrated through obedience to God, love for others and service to the Church.
He made the call at the 40th anniversary remembrance service for the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Maranatha Congregation at Awudome Avenui in the Volta Region.
Speaking on the theme, “The Church Built on a Living Confession,” Rev. Affram said life would continually present challenges capable of testing Christians’ faith, making it necessary for believers to hold firmly to their confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
He explained that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour required Christians to live according to His teachings, stressing that their faith must be evident in their conduct.
“A living confession listens to God and not man,” he said, urging Christians to remain obedient to God even when faced with difficulties and pressures.
Rev. Affram further encouraged the congregation to care for vulnerable people and demonstrate concern for others, adding that such acts were practical expressions of Christian faith.
He also urged Christians to identify and use their God-given gifts to build the Church.
He said every member of the Church had a role to play and cautioned Christians against looking down on others because of their status or abilities.
The remembrance service brought together family members, friends, members of the congregation and sympathisers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo.
By Lizzy Okai
