Ethnic violence within the Chereponi district of the Northern region has left residents fleeing into Togo. Information gathered show Konkomba attackers have allegedly burnt down 10 Chokosi villages – Naaduuni, Achima, Tiakasu, Kunkpende, Naaburubu, Kunajiiku, Raba?ani, Sedorti, Tojinga, ?andiri. Chokosis youths have also burnt down five villages – Nachem, Tambungu, Nangbangu, Namor. The violence and reprisals have gone on for …
Some residents of Chereponi in the Northern Region are calling on President Akufo-Addo to immediately remove the Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul. The call comes on the back of a curfew imposed on Chereponi and Saboba Townships following clashes between Anufuls and Kokonbas that have resulted in the death of four persons. Though security in the affected communities has been beefed …
Ethnic violence within the Chereponi district of the Northern region has left residents fleeing into Togo. Information gathered show Konkomba attackers have allegedly burnt down 10 Chokosi villages – Naaduuni, Achima, Tiakasu, Kunkpende, Naaburubu, Kunajiiku, Raba?ani, Sedorti, Tojinga, ?andiri. Chokosis youths have also burnt down five villages – Nachem, Tambungu, Nangbangu, Namor. The violence and reprisals have gone on for …
One person is feared dead in a fresh attack on three communities in the western part of Chereponi in the Northern Region where ethnic clashes have been raging since Monday. The communities – Shidoti, Tigenga, and Kunajiku – which are currently under curfew due to the renewed clashes between Konkombas and Chokosis were alleged to have been torched by …
The Chokosis in the Chereponi District of the Northern Region have blamed Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, for the recent attacks against them as well as their property by the Konkombas. According to the leadership of the Anufor Progressive Union (APU), the Chokosis now believe that the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bimbilla is aiding the conflict by helping his …
Government has imposed a curfew on the Chereponi and Saboba communities in the Northern Region following the raging tribal conflict between the Konkombas and Chokosis. The curfew which takes effect from today January 3, 2019, will last between 4 pm and 7 am each day, a statement from the Interior Ministry said. The statement said the decision was on …
The Defence Ministry will this afternoon deploy troops to contain the tensions in the Northern Regional district of Chereponi. This is after two persons were reported dead and several others injured after a Tuesday morning clash between Anufuls and Konkombas over a piece of land at Naduni, a farming community in the district. Indications from the District Security Council (DISEC) …
Several houses and property have been set ablaze in a violent clash between two groups at Nanduni, a farming community in the Chereponi District in the Northern Region. The incident has resulted in residents of the area fleeing to neighbouring Togo for safety because of the fear of reprisal attacks following the violent clash on Monday night, December 31, 2018. …
A joint team of military and police personnel has been deployed to the Chereponi District in the Northern Region following clashes between two ethnic groups. District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Abdul Razak Tahidu, who revealed the deployment of the security personnel, described the incident as unfortunate. He said security has been beefed up in the community to restore …
