{"id":398121,"date":"2018-02-04T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T09:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=398121"},"modified":"2018-02-04T09:31:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T09:31:41","slug":"aregion-police-recommend-curfew-in-ahwiaa-over-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/aregion-police-recommend-curfew-in-ahwiaa-over-clashes\/","title":{"rendered":"A\/Region: Police recommend curfew in Ahwiaa over clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ashanti Regional Police command is proposing the imposition of a curfew in Ahwiaa, a community in the Kwabre East district of the Ashanti Region as a security measure following violent clashes in the area on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Regional command, which was forced to deploy men as part of a joint police and military action to restore peace in the area wants the Regional Security Council to impose a dusk to dawn curfew in the town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-397893\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-4.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u20184 arrested after clashes\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Police arrested four suspects in connection with the violence on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the suspects were in possession of a locally manufactured pistol each while the two others had machetes with them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-397965\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ahwiaa-chaos-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ahwiaa-chaos-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ahwiaa-chaos-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ahwiaa-chaos-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ahwiaa-chaos-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They are being kept in police custody to assist in further investigations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What led to the clash?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several properties including vehicles were vandalized on Saturday due to a fierce battle between two youth groups.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in the community were forced to lock themselves indoors as a result of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-397891\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-2.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ashanti-chaos-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports say the disturbances started when the Asante youth prevented their counterparts from the Zongo community from partaking in the burial celebrations of an 18-year old Esther Ampofowaa on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists after meeting with chiefs from both sides of the community, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Fred Anim said the police will find a lasting solution to the long-standing feud between the two factions.<\/p>\n<p>He said the police anticipate casualties from the clashes, he said the\u00a0police is still assessing the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Calm has since returned to the area\u00a0but the police have said they are monitoring the situation to ensure absolute calm prevails.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ashanti Regional Police command is proposing the imposition of a curfew in Ahwiaa, a community in the Kwabre East district of the Ashanti Region as a security measure following violent clashes in the area on Saturday morning. 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