Overview
- Armed men opened fire and robbed returning canoes off Awutu Senya West, stripping outboard motors and generators and leaving crews adrift.
- A coordinated search-and-rescue by the navy and air force evacuated all 71 fishermen to shore on Thursday morning, and the military reported no kidnappings.
- Local authorities said the boats were attacked late Wednesday, and the rescued fishermen were treated at a hospital and discharged.
- Investigators have not identified the attackers, though one fisherman told local media they spoke Nigerian pidgin, a claim not confirmed by officials.
- Ghana’s Fisheries Commission cited similar recent assaults off the Volta region and is considering security training for fishers.