{"id":224497,"date":"2016-06-22T12:34:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T12:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=224497"},"modified":"2016-06-22T12:34:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T12:34:02","slug":"two-wounded-by-cattle-raiders-in-akatsi-north-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/two-wounded-by-cattle-raiders-in-akatsi-north-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Two wounded by cattle raiders in Akatsi North District"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1nqlv\" data-offset-key=\"amoi0-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"amoi0-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"amoi0-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">One person has been shot and another wounded in a cattle raid which occurred on Tuesday at Avevui, a farming community in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1nqlv\" data-offset-key=\"bnpmd-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bnpmd-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bnpmd-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"1nqlv\" data-offset-key=\"2qvkg-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2qvkg-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2qvkg-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">According to an eyewitness, one of the two Fulanis employed by an indigene, was attacked by cattle rustlers suspected to be Fulani when he took the animals grazing. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a cousin of the cattle owner, Abraham Ahiabu, the rustlers inflicted cutlass injuries on the herdsman, blindfolded, tied him up and took the animals.<\/p>\n<p>The other herdsman who came to his rescue reported the incident to their master\u00a0and the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe very Fulani who was first attacked this morning took his cattle out around 6:45 am to go and graze. According to him, about three or four Fulani guys apprehended him, blindfolded him and took away the cattle. So it was when the second person went to the fields that he saw him blindfolded and tied,\u201d Abraham narrated.<\/p>\n<p>Their master\u2019s cousin, in the company of other indigenes, mounted a search for the rustlers. In attempt to retrieve the cattle, the raiders shot Kotoka Azi in the leg and left after committing the crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a follow up from the community and guys went to the bush and all that. They were seen around Wukpotsikope there about and the Fulani guys fired on one of the people who went in for the search,\u201d Abraham added.<\/p>\n<p>The Fulani herdsman and his employer\u2019s cousin are both receiving treatment at the Akatsi District Hospital and Dzodze St Anthony\u2019s Hospital respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the District Police Commander of the Akatsi North, ASP Narh, said they have commenced investigations into the matter to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: King Norbert Akpablie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One person has been shot and another wounded in a cattle raid which occurred on Tuesday at Avevui, a farming community in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region. \u00a0 According to an eyewitness, one of the two Fulanis employed by an indigene, was attacked by cattle rustlers suspected to be Fulani when he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":209103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Two wounded by cattle raiders in Akatsi North District - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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