Three persons are feared dead following clashes in Yendi on Sunday night, between herdsmen of Fulani extraction and some youth in the community.
According to Citi News sources, a known butcher in the town was allegedly murdered by a Fulani man, who had invited him over to purchase cattle.
[contextly_sidebar id=”dnGbintX3nqeZFZ4pYTKVlvV0qwwuUai”]This sparked reprisal attacks from the youth in the town, which claimed the lives of two Fulani herdsmen.
Abdul Aziz Azindow, a reporter with Yendi-based Gmantabu Radio, told Citi News that, “according to what they told us, when he went to the Fulani men, they took the money he was holding and butchered the guy to death.”
Abdul says when the case was reported to the police, the Divisional Commander asked that the deceased be taken away from where the incident happened.
The deceased was taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, following which the youth in the area went on a rampage, according to the reporter.
“Some youth also went on rampage in search of some of the Fulani people, and they found two Fulani men and also killed them.”
But in the meantime, police in the area are “taking control of the situation, and they have dispersed the youth and currently, they are taking care of that situation, ” Aziz Azindow added.
Fulani, farmers clash in Kwau East
The reported tensions in Yendi involving Fulani followed similar disputes that left eight persons dead in some parts of the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region.
Over 100 people have been displaced in some parts of the District following separate reprisal attacks between Fulani herdsmen and some community members of Dwibease and Wheewhee communities.
This situation has led to hundreds of residents fleeing from the town to nearby villages to stay with family and friends for fear of being caught up in the attacks.
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By: Duke Opoku Mensah/citifmonline.com/Ghana