A statement issued by the group, in which it urged a ceasefire between the Muslim community and locals in Old Tafo, following Wednesday’s bloody clashes over a cemetery land, which resulted in many injuries and the death of one person, said: “We have also noticed that other visitors have taken our God-given trait of being very hospitable and accommodating to be our weakness. We are not weak, have never been weak and will never be weak, and, therefore, people should never ever take our kindness to be our weakness because we can equally bite hard.”
The group also condemned an assault on a sub chief of Tafo, saying: “It is a taboo to its apex for someone to slap any chief in our land. It is, therefore, the highest level of sacrilege, which must be condemned.”
AYA nonetheless said it was urging calm between the two groups saying it was better to talk over issues than fight.
` Source: classfmonline.com
Tension
is heightening at Dumso, a community near Kintampo in the Bono Ahafo
region, after some agitated youth killed about 80 cattle owned Fulani
herdsmen.
Spokesperson for the Dumso community, Haruna Dramani, said the irate youth killed the cattle after the herdsmen called the bluff of the community.
“About four Fulani herdsmen came to the Dumso Township to threaten the youth in the area that if they came anywhere near their cattle, they would deal with them. The youth took up the challenge and went to kill about 80 cattle,” he said.
Haruna added that they fear the herdsmen might retaliate.
The residents of the town had earlier made complaints of cattle destroying their crops to the Police in the area.
They said if nothing was done about the situation, they would begin killing any cattle they found on their farms.
This warning caused the herdsmen to call the bluff of the residents.
But the Kintampo Police Commander Chief Supt. Desmond Owusu Boampong says plans are far advanced to stop the situation from escalating.
He said the Kintampo South District Security Council is currently in a meeting to decide on how to maintain peace and order in the community.
“Currently, the place is calm. We have given the herdsmen a week ultimatum to leave the town,” the Commander told Myjoyonline.com.
- See more at: http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/February-11th/tension-mounts-at-kintampo-as-irate-youth-kill-80-cattle.php#sthash.lQRzVg7v.dpuf
Spokesperson for the Dumso community, Haruna Dramani, said the irate youth killed the cattle after the herdsmen called the bluff of the community.
“About four Fulani herdsmen came to the Dumso Township to threaten the youth in the area that if they came anywhere near their cattle, they would deal with them. The youth took up the challenge and went to kill about 80 cattle,” he said.
Haruna added that they fear the herdsmen might retaliate.
The residents of the town had earlier made complaints of cattle destroying their crops to the Police in the area.
They said if nothing was done about the situation, they would begin killing any cattle they found on their farms.
This warning caused the herdsmen to call the bluff of the residents.
But the Kintampo Police Commander Chief Supt. Desmond Owusu Boampong says plans are far advanced to stop the situation from escalating.
He said the Kintampo South District Security Council is currently in a meeting to decide on how to maintain peace and order in the community.
“Currently, the place is calm. We have given the herdsmen a week ultimatum to leave the town,” the Commander told Myjoyonline.com.
- See more at: http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/February-11th/tension-mounts-at-kintampo-as-irate-youth-kill-80-cattle.php#sthash.lQRzVg7v.dpuf
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