There was tension in the Bimbilla Township on Friday following the enskinment of a sub chief of the area.
[contextly_sidebar id=”BVoNT0cbIBlSbahNw6EekkZRJx9tbTXs”]The sub chief Gbegbla Naa was being enskinned by the Regent of Bimbilla, Yakubu Dasana Andani; a situation the other faction in a protracted Bimbilla dispute did not support.
A journalist with Bimbilla based Mantambo Radio, Mohamed Ameenu told Citi News, there was heavy Police presence in the area during the enskinment process.
He said they were installing Sakpe Naa, as Bimbilga Lena.
“Sakpe Naa, is the former chief of Salgakpe which is a village under Bimbilla and now he is being moved from Sakpe to Bimbalga. Bimbalga is also a village under Bimbilla… and it’s the regent who is enskinning him,” he explained, adding that “the other faction too, says they do not recognize him as such.”
The enskinment, which was done at the Bimbilla Palace according to Ameenu, did not affect business in the town.
He added that though the other faction did not agree with the process, “nobody opposed the installation. But there is security presence at the palace. The Police commander and his men were at the palace.”
Meanwhile, Adams Mustapha, son of a former claimant to the skin, Alhaji Salifu Dawuni said the police were not fair to them.
He said, “based on the laws of the land, we feel that it is against the law because the case has been appealed in the Supreme Court and notices have been sent to the factions involved so we don’t understand why they should go ahead and do anything which has to do with the thrown.”
“Once the appeal notice has been filed it serves as an injunction automatically and any activity that violates it is illegal. We have served notices to the security agencies concerned, REGSEC, DISEC and all the other parties concerned so we are looking up to them,” he added.
The Bimbilla Township has been under curfew for time now following several sporadic shooting incidents which was triggered by chieftaincy disputes between the two factions in the area.
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana