Seven arrested over Nima gang clash

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven persons for their involvement in a shoot-out incident between two gangs that happened around 3:30pm in Nima on Tuesday.

At a meeting with the press, the police administration says five of the suspects are in police custody, while two have been hospitalised.

A victim who was also injured is said to be receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital.

Police also said they have begun a search for the gang leaders whose names have been identified as Ibrahim Hussein, alias Kumordzi and Ali Awudu, alias Bombon.

"Again, we are pursuing the criminals in and around Nima and its environs to make sure that we get them arrested to enable them face justice," ACP Kwesi Ofori, Director-General of Police Public Affairs said.

The two groups are said to have never agreed on issues.

Videos posted on social media showed a group of men holding machetes moving along a street in Nima, as some fired gunshots in the open.