{"id":143328,"date":"2015-08-14T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T12:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=143328"},"modified":"2015-08-14T18:41:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T18:41:21","slug":"tuobodom-reprisal-attacks-3-houses-torched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/tuobodom-reprisal-attacks-3-houses-torched\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuobodom reprisal attacks: 3 houses torched"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Police in Brong Ahafo region have confirmed to Citi FM<\/strong> that three more houses on the outskirts of Tuobodom were set ablaze on Thursday night<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in what appears to be a reprisal attack to last Wednesday\u2019s shooting incident.<\/p>\n

The houses [mud houses] were set on fire\u00a0between the hours of 10 pm and 11 pm.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”uwzb4wtaP4emwBua2GexyT3MR38DZob6″]Techiman Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Twumasi Ankrah stated that his men could not rush to the town\u00a0at the time the houses were torched.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the incident happened, we could not go to the place immediately because access to the place is difficult.\u00a0We will go there today [Friday] to assess the extent of damage done,” he explained.<\/p>\n

Mr. Emmanuel Twumasi Ankrah stated that no casualties have been recorded from the latest incident.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, five people were gunned down in Tuobodom and several others injured in what many residents say was as\u00a0a result of \u00a0a prolonged chieftaincy dispute in the town.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the Techiman Police have arrested two persons<\/a><\/strong><\/span>; Stephen Amoako and Nana Kwadwo Tano for allegedly masterminding the shooting incident.<\/p>\n

The two, have since been transferred to the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command in Sunyani to assist with investigations.<\/p>\n

The Police are still continuing with their search for more people believed to be\u00a0linked to the deadly shooting incident.<\/p>\n

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By: Pearl Akanya Ofori \/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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