A video has 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 capture assualting 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 cornfrimed 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.
In related violent news, some illegal miners have attacked a Police patrol, which led to one person being killed and others injured.
Reports suggest the incident occurred on Saturday, January 24, 2026, during the Ghana Police Officers’ routine patrol.
According to the information gathered, the police patrol team seized a firearm belonging to the illegal miners, which led to the wild confrontation.
On January 24, in a post on Facebook, the police revealed that the incident occurred on Thursday, January 23, 2026, while officers were on routine patrol duties.
According to the Police, the officers had earlier retrieved a pump-action gun from a 15-year-old boy and instructed him to direct the owner of the weapon to report to the police.
Nevertheless, while the patrol team was returning, they were confronted by a crowd of about 100 people who blocked the road.
The group, suspected illegal mining operators, were armed with cutlasses and firearms, and reportedly assaulted the officers and seized a service rifle.
One individual who took possession of the rifle was shot by the police, while another suspect sustained injury, adding that the service rifle was successfully recovered.
In the viral video shared by Asaase Radio on Facebook, the escalated confrontation resulted in one police officer firing warning shots in the air, but another Police officer fired at the illegal miners as they attempted to bolt from the scene, which resulted in fatality and three injuries.
Watch the video below:
One person has been confirmed dead after a violent clash between two youth factions at Sankor in Winneba in the Central Region on Sunday, January 25, triggering fear and tension among residents. pic.twitter.com/slm9B0YYa7
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