The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Iddrisu Sumaila and an attack on Sambin Halidu, the elected chief of the Tindorunga community under Worinyanga in the Tempane District.
On May 26, 2026, at about 0600 hours, a team of officers from the Regional Command proceeded to Garu to assist the district command in apprehending suspects linked to the incident.
The suspects, Majeed Bawumya, 34; Milla Justice, 27; and Majeed Awudu, 20, were arrested.
A search conducted at the residence of Majeed Bawumya Agbango alias Atan Majeed led to the retrieval of one BRUNI MOD 92 Cal. 8mmK pistol, several sharp objects, GH¢600.00 cash, and three mobile phones believed to be connected to the crime.
Preliminary investigations indicate that about a month ago, kingmakers of Worinyanga presented three candidates, including Sambin Halidu, to the overlord of Bawku, Naba Zugraan Asigri Abugrago Azorka II, for vetting and possible enskinment as chief of Tindorunga.
However, members of the opposing faction, including suspect Majeed Bawumya Agbango, allegedly protested against the election of Sambin Halidu and threatened to disrupt the enskinment ceremony scheduled for May 26.
On May 25, suspect Alhassan Sabrina and other accomplices currently at large allegedly met at the residence of Majeed Bawumya Agbango in Worinyanga, where plans were hatched to disrupt the ceremony.
Consequently, on May 26, at about 0300 hours, while Sambin Halidu and his family were preparing for the enskinment ceremony, the suspects, armed with offensive weapons including a pistol, reportedly stormed the house, fired indiscriminately, and burned his 4×4 Mitsubishi vehicle with registration number GE 1115-13.
