The Police have arrested three persons over violent attacks on Mempeasem and Lukula communities in the Savannah Region by opposing factions in land and chieftaincy disputes. Other suspects on the run are being pursued by the Police. A news brief from the Police said on May 30, 2023, a gang…
The police have arrested three persons and are currently pursuing others in connection with violent attacks on Mempeasem and Lukula communities in the Savannah Region by opposing factions in land and chieftaincy disputes.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for an urgent intervention of the Overlords of Mamprugu and Gonjaland and the Paramount Chiefs of the Soo and Wasipe Traditional Areas to restore calm and deploy time-tested traditional and peaceful means to resolve the chieftaincy dispute. He also called on the Ministers for Chieftancy, National Security, Interior and Defence and the North East Savanna Regional Security Councils to take urgent steps to resolve the conflict and restore