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General News of Monday, February 11, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-02-11
The clashes ensued when residents tried to prevent lumber cutters illegally slaughtered
Two people were shot dead and two others seriously injured as a result of clashes between youth and members of the Auuro family in Funsi, Wa East District, Upper West Region, following the Rosewood slaughter.
The youths were allegedly attacked by people suspected of belonging to the Auuro family who, despite the ban on harvesting rosewood in the area, allegedly rented part of their land for the purpose of 39; operation.
According to the police, the Funsi leaders sent the youths to fetch the rosewood mined in the territory of Auuro after being attacked.
Issahaku Badawiisi, 35, and Wiisibine Batong, as well as Viannyuam Banwan, 49, and Tofiq Yakubu, 43, are the injured.
Prohibit
In October 2018, the Wa-Est District Assembly banned the ban on illegal logging of rosewood and other alien and emerging tree species. disappearance.
This was to prevent illegal logging and to preserve and preserve the environment from degradation.
Wa East is one of the districts in the region where illegal logging of rosewood has been going on for many years.
Police Commander
The Deputy Commander of the Regional Police (ACP), Mr. Peter Ndekugri, said that three people had been arrested in connection with the incident.
"They are Sumaila Dundusi, Jakalia Lulatuo and Iddrisu Hillia. Another person, Nasiru Bakure, who would be the leader of the group in the shootings of the dead, is on the run, "he said.
According to Mr. Ndekugri, following the ban on the harvesting of rosewood, the Funsi chiefs confiscated timber that would have been harvested from the lands of Auuro.
The leaders then sent the youths to recover the wood, but they were attacked.
Rosewood
Recognized as a decorative tree and used in the manufacture of furniture, chopsticks and plays, rosewood is a versatile and sustainable tree that grows abundantly in the tropics.
Brazil and Peru are the main producers of rosewood, but it is also known that some parts of Ghana have species.
Rosewood is more than just a raw material used in manufacturing; A popular scented oil is also extracted from the wood.
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