One person has reportedly been shot dead at Bomaa in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region following a chieftaincy dispute in the community.
The shooting
occurred as a result of contention between two families in the town over who
succeeds the late chief of the town.
Several others
also got injured in the incident and were sent to some nearby health facilities
for treatment.
Isaac Adjei
Boateng who is the leader of the Patriotic Youth of Bomaa said there was a huge
security presence in the area, so they thought everything was fine until they
learned of the shooting.
“The security
presence in the area was huge, and so we thought that everything was under
control and so it came as a surprise to hear of the killings.
“It is very
unfortunate that we are experiencing this at this hour of the day. Last night,
we had an unfortunate incident of a youth that was gunned down as a result of
what is going on. And the crux of what is going on is the allegation that the
Dormaaahene is trying to enstool a chief in Bomaa and this is what has led to
all these.”
The youth leader
also advised his peers to exercise restraint.
“We appeal to
the youth to allow peace to prevail because there are laws in Ghana, and we
don’t want anyone to take the law into their own hands and do what they don’t
have to do.”
The Ahafo
Regional Security Council is currently at an emergency meeting because of the
inciden
SOURCE:CITINEWS
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