{"id":189369,"date":"2016-02-13T06:30:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T06:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=189369"},"modified":"2016-02-13T06:30:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T06:30:26","slug":"curfew-hours-eased-in-troubled-tafo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/curfew-hours-eased-in-troubled-tafo\/","title":{"rendered":"Curfew hours eased in troubled Tafo"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has reviewed the curfew it imposed on the troubled Tafo township, a suburb in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n
RECSEC placed a dusk to dawn curfew on Tafo last Wednesday following some clashes between the Muslim community in the area and the traditional authorities over a piece of cemetery land.<\/p>\n
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The security council on Friday reduced the curfew hours to span between 8pm-4am.<\/p>\n
The clashes led to the death of 25 year old Aminu Suleman while scores of residents were wounded and property destroyed.<\/p>\n
Already, some 40 persons have been arrested and screened in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n
The attack extended to the destruction of property in churches and a mosque.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the National Chief Imam, Sheik Usman Nuhu Sharubutu was in the area on Friday to calm tempers.<\/p>\n
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He had a meeting with the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Abdul Mumin, the Zongo Chief, Alhaji Seidu Chibsa and the chief of Tafo, Nana Agyen Frimpong\u00a0 II.<\/p>\n
He however expressed worry about the developments at Tafo.<\/p>\n
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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n