Ten persons are confirmed dead and 17 suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with renewed Bimbilla gun clashes in the Northern Region, the Northern Regional Police Command has confirmed.
The deceased are made up of seven women and three children who were murdered after their male spouses fled.
Business and other activities have come to a halt as a joint police and military task force continues its patrols.
In Thursday’s gunfire exchange, a school in the area was shut down as a result of the unrest while a sub-chief’s house was torched.
Minister of Defence and MP for the area Dominic Nitiwul has told Class News that he is dealing with the situation.
Bimbilla has recurrently been plagued with conflicts. It has, however, enjoyed relative peace in the past few years.
Meanwhile, a fresh curfew has been imposed on Bimbilla.
DCOP Yeboah said he is sure the natives of the area “buy” the weapons they use for such conflicts. He said the sophistication of some of the weapons is determined from the sound they make when fired even though some of them may look like ordinary shotguns or guns for hunting.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
