The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has deployed armoured vehicles and personnel from the National Police Operations Unit to Nkwanta to beef up security.
The IGP deployment follows renewed violent attacks that have claimed five lives.
According to the Ghana Police Service, the victims, three males and two females, were found at two separate locations within the municipality by a joint security team.
The renewed ethnic violence has been linked to a long-running dispute among three ethnic groups in the Nkwanta area, the Adele, Akyode and Challa, which is fuelled by tensions over land boundaries and security concerns.
In a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service, it read, “The Inspector-General of Police has deployed two armoured vehicles with men from the National Police Operations to Nkwanta last night to beef up security, following renewed violent attacks. Calm has been restored in the area.
Five (5) identified dead bodies of three (3) males and two (2) females have been recovered from two separate locations in the Nkwanta South Municipality by a joint team of the Police, Military, the BNI, the Defence Intelligence and GNFS personnel.
Investigations have commenced to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and to identify and bring perpetrators to justice.
The people of Nkwanta and its ımmediate envrons are urgeđ to remain calm and to cooperate with security agencies by providing any relevant information that may assist with the ongoing investigations. The public is further urged to desist from misinformation and acts that have the potential to flare up passions”.
Reports detailed that the National Peace Council indicated that the conflict also involves the movement of firearms into the municipality.
“A statement issued by the National Peace Council indicated that the conflict also involves the movement of firearms into the municipality by individuals connected to the groups.
The Council said chiefs and elders of the three groups, on the same day, signed a declaration committing themselves to an immediate end to the violence and the movement of firearms.
The agreement, which also covers allied groups, requires all parties to remain within their respective land boundaries while ongoing court processes continue. It further directs the leadership of each group to instruct their members, particularly the youth, to refrain from any form of armed activity, regardless of provocation.
The National Peace Council said it would establish a joint committee to monitor compliance with the agreement. It also called on security agencies to carry out their duties professionally and to investigate all reported incidents of violence, while urging residents to cooperate fully with law enforcement authorities,” a graphic report stated.
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