Media Wire Express Correspondent
Another person has been shot dead at Nkwanta in the Oti Region. The area has been reported to be the hotbed of disturbances in the last few weeks prompting a curfew in the area.
At least 12 persons have been killed in the disturbances believed to be land and chieftaincy-related.
The fresh hostilities come just days after the Chairman of the Municipal Security Council, Bright Lenwah announced plans to tighten security following what he says are the fresh twist in the conflict.
In an interview with Joy News, Mr Lenwah said investigations have uncovered that the dispute is spreading to neighboring communities’ two months ago, there were some clashes between some ethnic groups in and around Nkwanta since then these issues keep reoccurring. “Originally it was happening in the town but due to the heavy deployment of security, the situation has taken a new dimension. Now it is happening in nearby villages and communities,” he said.
It will be recalled that on November 21, the same region recorded the death of Six individuals following a shooting incident that unfolded at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region. The Nkwanta Central Market became a scene of chaos as armed assailants unleashed gunfire on residents early morning, resulting in the destruction of numerous properties and prompting a mass exodus, leaving behind a desolate town.
Some residents are considering fleeing the town due to a conflict between two other townships that doesn’t directly involve them but is affecting their lives. They explain that the conflict has resulted in an education system slowdown. Students are absent from school, exacerbating the existing shortage of teachers.
Source :Joy News
