President Akufo-Addo exchanging pleasantries with the Paramount Chi ef of Chereponi
Barely 48 hours
after President Akufo-Addo called for lasting peace between the Konkomba and
Chokosi in the newly created North East Region, the two ethnic groups are said
to have renewed hostilities.
Information
reaching DAILY GUIDE indicates that five persons have been arrested in
connection with the latest clashes.
The fight started
on Sunday between the people of Nambiri Zongo, a Chokosi community and a
Konkomba community called Tombo, both in the Saboba District over a piece of
farm land.
According to the
police, a group of Konkombas burnt down Koli, near Nambiri.
The inhabitants of
Nambiri launched reprisal attack by burning Nanduni, the already devastated village
of the Konkombas.
The Northern
Regional Police Public Relations Office, DSP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, who
confirmed the incident to DAILY GUIDE, said a joint military
and police team moved to the village and intervened and relative calm has
restored.
DSP Tanko said
security patrols and monitoring in the affected communities have been
intensified and that the five suspects arrested had weapons.
He said that 24
cartridges were retrieved from the suspects at Tambo on Saturday and two
single-barrel guns and 49 cartridges were retrieved from other suspects on
Sunday at Bonbaba.
In March 2019,
three persons died as a result of the renewed clashes between the two tribes.
About 22
communities have been burnt completely in the clashes and over 2,000 people
have been displaced.
Last Thursday,
during his tour of the region, President Akufo-Addo said, “The Ghana that we
are trying to build does not have space for conflict and violence. The seizure
of lands by Konkombas and Anufors, we should try and stop those things. People
have been farming for years, they know who farms on what land. We should try
and bring those incidents to a conclusion. I am appealing to you for peace. Let
peace remain here.”
He added that
“there are lots of opportunities in Ghana now, but these opportunities will not
be there if we continue all these unnecessary conflicts.”
He said Ghana is
becoming prosperous with progressive people and the gains made so far would be
meaningless if there is no peace.
From Eric Kombat, Chereponi
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