P
AN ATTEMPT by a certain landowner
to eject squatters from his land at Dagomba Line in Kumasi nearly turned bloody
yesterday.
The angry squatters, who are
reported to have lived on the vast land for many years, refused to leave
peacefully.
The landowner (name not known to DAILY
GUIDE)
secured a court order to eject the squatters, who mounted fierce resistance.
Not even the presence of armed
policemen could put some fear in the squatters, who were charged and ready to cause
trouble.
In the process, the squatters
clashed with the police when some of them started pelting the law enforcement
officers with stones and other offensive implements.
The angry squatters also caused
destruction to some property by setting fire on them.
Personnel from the Ghana National
Fire Service (GNFS) at one point were summoned to bring the fire under control.
Initially, it seemed the squatters
were winning the battle as the policemen strategically retreated and called for
reinforcement.
When the numbers of the policemen
eventually increased, the security agents took over resulting in injuries to
some of those involved in the violence.
The security agents also gave some
of the squatters a wild chase and arrested some of them.
The police firmly took control as armed personnel were seen at vantage points which paved the way for the demolition to go ahead as planned.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
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