Three persons are feared dead following clashes in Yendi on Sunday night, between herdsmen of Fulani extraction and some youth in the community.<\/p>\n
According to Citi News<\/strong> sources, a known butcher in the town was allegedly murdered by a Fulani man, who had invited him over to purchase cattle.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”dnGbintX3nqeZFZ4pYTKVlvV0qwwuUai”]This sparked reprisal attacks from the youth in the town, which claimed the lives of two Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n Abdul Aziz Azindow, a reporter with Yendi-based Gmantabu Radio,\u00a0told\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0that, “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.\u201d<\/p>\n Abdul says when the case was\u00a0reported to\u00a0the police, the Divisional Commander asked that the deceased\u00a0be taken away from where the\u00a0incident happened.<\/p>\n The deceased was taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, following which the youth in the area went on a\u00a0rampage, according to the reporter.<\/p>\n “Some youth also went on rampage in search of some of the Fulani people, and they found two Fulani men and also killed them.\u201d<\/p>\n 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, \u201d Aziz Azindow added.<\/p>\n