The Chief of Buru-Navio\u00a0in the Kasena-Nankana West district of the Upper East Region, who fled when youth of the area threatened to lynch him, says this is the fifth attack on his life.<\/p>\n
Naviopio Pe Adam Kwarasei II on Thursday narrowly escaped death after the youth of the town attacked his palace and succeeded in burning two houses.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rsLNL5aGkaubvovOHaq4skMZb22ZN7go”]Although they were unsuccessful because he\u00a0escaped with the support of a motorcyclist, they youth attacked some of the elders in the Palace and burnt two houses at the palace.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong> on Friday from his hideout, the Chief said over 400 men stormed his palace on that\u00a0on the day of the attack.<\/p>\n \u201cYesterday [Thursday] was my fifth attack. They attacked me at the High Court in Bolgatanga, at the Regional House of Chiefs; they attacked me on my way. Thursday’s attack\u00a0was the fifth time, the men in my house were more than 400, well-armed with cutlasses, bow and arrows and other weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n The Chief said he had heard of the attack a week ago and reported the matter to the Regional Police Command, \u201cI called the BNI and informed them about it and I also made a complaint to the district commander.\u201d<\/p>\n How Adam Kwarasei was attacked<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI was in the house when they surrounded the house just firing here and there but\u00a0I managed to escape. Luckily, I met somebody on his way with a motorbike, he managed and escaped with me and brought me to the Navrongo Police station. As at now, I don\u2019t have any personal security and I\u2019m hiding somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n He said one of his elders was harmed with a cutlass and others harmed with sticks.<\/p>\n Why the attack?<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking on what may have motivated the attack on his life, the Naviopio, Adam Kwarasei, said when his father died about thirty years ago; the Paga people were grabbing their lands indiscriminately \u201cso when I came I decided to put a stop to it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCurrently, they have constructed a Senior High School on our land without any permission which I raised concerns about it. The Paga Chief said because of that he will de-skin me; but I said he can\u2019t do that and that is where everything started. The case is before the Regional House of Chiefs and the High court,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n According to the Chief, he had been invited to meet a\u00a0supposed conflict mediating team but he avoided them because he had information they had plotted to forcibly de-skin him.<\/p>\n Six people arrested <\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Police in the area have arrested six persons in connection with the attacks.\u00a0They have assured the suspects will soon be\u00a0put\u00a0before\u00a0court.<\/p>\n Release the six or face our wrath<\/strong><\/p>\n However, some youth of the Paga traditional area have given the Police by close of today [Friday] to release the six persons or face their wrath.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citimonline.com\/Ghana
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