A clash between Gbeniyiri residents and herdsmen in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region has killed five, with five others injured.
Reports suggest two of the five deceased have already been buried in Sawla, with the three others deposited at the morgue of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Hospital.
Also, the injured are said to be receiving treatment at various health facilities.
The information gathered from the graphic online disclosed that “the violence erupted after a resident was killed during a robbery attack in the area. Relatives of the victim are reported to have launched reprisal attacks on herdsmen accused of involvement in the robbery”.
The District Chief Executive for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, Senitina Saaka, confirmed the news.
The DCE explained that the violence was believed to have been triggered by a robbery incident in one of the suburbs, during which a victim was killed after resisting attackers in the bush.
According to Senitina Saaka, the killing sparked retaliation attacks by relatives of the deceased, which successively powered the current violence and casualties in the area.
The DCE added that security has been beefed up in the area and investigations are underway to apprehend the perpetrators.
In related news, some weeks ago, a video surfaced of a Winneba youth clash that led to the death of one person and injury to others in the Central Region.
In the viral video, some men with machetes were captured assaulting another person who was loading some stuff in the boot of a Trotro van.
The man was slapped with the machete several times on the head.
Reports suggest the violent clash was between two youth factions in Sankor, Winneba.
ACP Ibrahim Opoku, the Winneba Divisional Police Commander, confirmed that several persons got injured in the clash, which occurred on Sunday, January 25.
The Ghana Police have since arrested multiple suspects following an examination of the videos of the event.
According to reports, one individual identified as Excoba has died from multiple machete wounds and gunshot wounds he sustained during the clash.
The exact cause of the clash remains unclear, as viral videos of members of the factions inflicting machete wounds are viral on social media.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has intensified operations in the community with calm restored.
Some netizens reacted to the viral video, saying, “And pan Africanists want to tell me the whiteman is more wicked than a nigga lol”.
“Let no MP, either NDC or NPP, interfere with this arrest. Ghana cannot develop with this lawlessness. Police should arrest them and jail them”, another Ghanaian added.
Another Ghanaian added, “This is really sad and worrying. Such violence shouldn’t be part of our communities. Prayers for the family of the deceased and for peace in Sankor”.
“@GhPoliceService please 🙏🏽 abduct all of them. We want them to spend the rest of their lives in prison so they’ll respect the laws of the land going forward. We are not going to condone Akuffo Addo’s era any longer”, one more X user added.