A severe rainstorm has hit two (2) communities in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region, causing extensive damage to property including two (2) school classroom buildings. The affected school children numbering more than four hundred (400), are currently studying in a chapel and under trees. This is the first…
One dead, five injured in clashes between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Oti Region LISTEN
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One person has been confirmed dead with five others badly injured in a confrontation between farmers and herdsmen in Attakron in the Buem Constituency of the Oti Region.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Nchor, Acting Oti Regional Public Affairs Officer, Ghana Police Service, in a release disclosed that the confrontation ensued between some Fulani herdsmen and natives on April 25, 2021.
He said the natives found the Fulani cattle grazing their farms causing considerable damage to their crops.
The Officer said in the process, Prosper Amegavi, 42, a native and four Fulani herdsmen namely; Osmanu Abubakar, 40, Ayuba Yussif, 30, Adam Mohammadu, 44, and Iddrisu Mohammed, 29, sustained injuries.
Man killed, 5 injured in clash between Fulani herdsmen, residents
May 4, 2021
One person was killed and five suffered injuries during a confrontation between Fulani herdsmen and some residents of Attakrom, in the Jasikan District of Oti Region.
The confrontation ensued when cattle belonging to the herdsmen invaded farms of the residents and caused damage to crops.
The deceased believed to be in his twenties, identified as Hassan, a herdsman, was found dead with multiple wounds in a bush at Guaman, also in the district.
The injured Prosper Amegavi, 42, Osman Abubakar, 40, AyubaYussif, 30,Adamu Mohammed,44, and Iddrisu Mohammed,29,were treated and discharged at the Jasikan Government Hospital.
One person has been confirmed dead with five others injured in a confrontation between farmers and herdsmen in Attakron in the Buem Constituency of the Oti Region. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Nchor, Acting Oti Regional Public Affairs Officer, Ghana Police Service, in a release disclosed that the confrontation ensued between some Fulani herdsmen and natives on April 25, 2021. He said the natives found the Fulani cattle grazing their farms causing considerable damage to their crops. The Officer said in the process, Prosper Amegavi, 42, a native and four Fulani herdsmen namely; Osmanu Abubakar, 40, Ayuba Yussif, 30, Adam Mohammadu, 44, and Iddrisu Mohammed, 29, sustained injuries.