Hamile Explosion: Nine Injured Civilians Discharged as Immigration Chief Visits Border Town

Nine of the eleven civilians injured in the disturbances that followed last week’s explosion at Hamile, in the Upper West Region’s Lambussie District, have been treated and discharged, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) said at the weekend, according to the Ghana News Agency (GNA). The other two have been transferred to the Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa for further treatment.

The update came during a visit to the border town by the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, following the blast on Tuesday, November 3, at an unapproved crossing known as Mountain Back Two. GNA reports that the explosion killed two civilians and an immigration officer, and injured another officer who was airlifted to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.

How the injuries happened

Briefing the Comptroller-General, the Hamile Sector Commander of the GIS, Chief Superintendent Mohammed Abdul Manan, said thousands of angry residents gathered at the immigration command after the deaths. He said efforts to calm the crowd failed, gunshots were heard and security personnel also fired shots, leaving eleven civilians injured. Residents reportedly then demanded that immigration officers leave their rented homes in the town. This account comes from the security services and has not been independently confirmed.

The Ministry of the Interior imposed a curfew on Hamile after the clash, and calm has since been reported in the town.

Mr Amadu met the Upper West Regional Security Council, the Border Security Committee and the chiefs and youth of Hamile, and visited the bereaved family and the scene of the blast. He urged officers and residents to settle differences through dialogue rather than confrontation, and asked the media to avoid unverified information and distressing images. Hamile’s chiefs and youth assured him of peaceful co-existence, GNA reported.

New regional office and more personnel promised

Speaking to officers in Tumu, the Comptroller-General said the Upper West will get a five-storey, fully furnished GIS regional office in Wa from next year, part of a national programme already under way in the Northern and Savannah Regions. He said outstanding rent allowances would be paid by the end of November and that barracks were being considered. Officers passing out in January, together with new patrol vehicles and motorbikes, will be used to strengthen border surveillance, he said.

Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive Bening Adamu Yakubu said the many unapproved routes along the border, some impassable by vehicle, remain the area’s biggest security challenge.

Source: Ghana News Agency — https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/hamile-explosion-nine-injured-civilians-discharged-two-transferred-to-regional-hospital/ ; Ghana News Agency — https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/upper-west-to-get-ultra-modern-immigration-service-office-in-2027-cgi/