{"id":255857,"date":"2016-10-07T15:46:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=255857"},"modified":"2016-10-07T15:46:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:46:22","slug":"nyanshegu-4-houses-torched-in-assault-on-witches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=255857","title":{"rendered":"Nyanshegu : 4 houses torched in assault on &#8216;witches&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four compound houses were on Friday October 7, torched in the Nyanshegu community of the Tamale Metropolitan area, following some rioters&#8217; attempt to lynch alleged witches in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255870 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Nyanshegu-violence-5.jpg\" alt=\"nyanshegu-violence-5\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rioters went on rampage on suspicion that some alleged witches were terrorizing and killing the youth of the community.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255871 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Nyanshegu-violence-6.jpg\" alt=\"nyanshegu-violence-6\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rapid response unit of a combined military and police patrol team, foiled the rioters&#8217; plan to lynch some of the alleged witches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-255869\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Nyanshegu-violence-4.jpg\" alt=\"nyanshegu-violence-4\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Tamale Metropolitan Area Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Wisdom Lovoea, told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> two suspects were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>He said the suspects would be detained to assist the police in their investigations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255867 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Nyanshegu-violence-2.jpg\" alt=\"nyanshegu-violence-2\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said a temporary police post would be established at the flashpoint to guarantee the alarmed residents&#8217; maximum security.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255874 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Nyanshegu-violence-8.jpg\" alt=\"nyanshegu-violence-8\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><br \/>\nChief Superintendent Wisdom Lovoea, called for peaceful coexistence ahead of the December 7 polls.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed the police administration&#8217;s determination to safeguard the nation&#8217;s peace and stability before, during and after the December polls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four compound houses were on Friday October 7, torched in the Nyanshegu community of the Tamale Metropolitan area, following some rioters&#8217; attempt to lynch alleged witches in the area. The rioters went on rampage on suspicion that some alleged witches were terrorizing and killing the youth of the community. 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