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Police continue to monitor the situation at Gbewaa Palace and throughout Yendi Municipality.
One person died in Yendi after hours of sporadic shooting after the imposition of a curfew, police confirmed to Joy News.
Two others were also arrested with an AK 47 badault rifle for attempting to disrupt customary and traditional rites performed in accordance with the bagging of the newly selected Yaa-Naa at Gbewaa Palace in Yendi.
Police said they fired shots from an abandoned house to the palace.
According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Deputy Police Superintendent (DSP) of the Northern Police Command, Mohammed Yussif Tanko, the deceased, who would have been in his thirties, was found dead in the town. 39, the home of this house, a few meters from the main palace of Gbewaa, where gunmen began to shoot to disrupt the process of confinement of elected Ya-Naa.
The body of the deceased was deposited in the morgue of the Government Hospital of Yendi for preservation. Since their arrest, the gunmen refused to reveal their identity to the police.
However, rituals continued in the midst of drums and high security gunfire on Saturday, January 19 at midnight, around 12:45 pm and activities ended around 5:30.
Police said the situation at Gbewaa Palace and the entire Yendi Municipality was under surveillance.
Curfew
In the meantime, a curfew was imposed in Yendi County by the Minister of the Interior from 5:00 pm to 7:00 am.
The curfew follows the selection of a new person to become the Yaa-Naa of the Dagbon Kingdom on Friday night.
The ministry said that information indicated that there was a risk of high tension due to the presence of different factions and a high number of members in Yendi.
"The imposition of curfew follows various reports collected by security agencies indicating that it is very likely that there will be strong tensions in the commune with a large number of supporters of the community. different gates and factions gathered at Yendi. "
"The government is urging leaders, opinion leaders, youth and residents of the region to show restraint in dealing with the challenges they face and to use non-violent means to channel their energies to guarantee the peace in the region. "
There is also a total ban on carrying weapons, ammunition or offensive weapons in and around Yendi County.
"All those found with weapons or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted," the ministry warned.
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