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Ubor Bowan John Mateer Sakojim IV, Supreme Head of Traditional Saboba Region, Welcomes Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at HQ
The ferocious factions of the recurring ethnic conflict in Saboba and Chereponi, which claimed the lives of many, unanimously resolved to immediately stop the shootings and use amicable means to resolve their differences.
According to leaders of the Chokosi and Konkomba ethnic groups, they had suffered enough from the negative impact of the violence and could no longer bear it.
In this regard, the supreme chief of the traditional region of Saboba, Ubor Bowan, John Mateer Sakojim IV, and the regent of Chereponi, Reverend Jaminja Ndakar, will meet to put an end to the recurring community violence.
Delegation
This was brought to light when Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia led a government delegation to Chereponi and Saboba yesterday to engage with leaders and the people to consolidate peace in the region.
Among the members of the delegation were the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery; the Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi; the Deputy Director General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. Abu Ramadan, and the Minister of the Northern Region, Mr. Salifu Saeed.
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Stop the fire
Ubor Sakojim recalled the impact of the conflict on the population and said that "we must be able to find a lasting solution to this problem or anything that militates against us".
"Konkombas and Chokosis are identical, we are married and live together for a very long time, so whatever the situation, the time has come for us to bury our differences amicably and to go from the front, "he said.
He said peace was a prerequisite for carrying out the development agenda of the region and called on young people to give peace a chance.
Committee Report
Reverend Ndakar called for the release of the report of the committee set up by the government to investigate the violence.
He also called for the creation of a military post in Chereponi to strengthen security.
Focus on development
Vice President Bawumia stressed that the surest way to end the unrest was for people to relax their stance on the peace process.
He urged people to redirect their efforts to collectively fight poverty and chart a common path for development, and not take peace for granted.
"What we should focus on is the development of the region, the enemy among us is poverty, so we will work together to ensure peace," he said.
While congratulating leaders of opposing factions for their commitment to ending the conflict, Dr. Bawumia suggested that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would invite the two leaders to Accra to deliberate on how to consolidate peace in the region. .
Government commitment
For his part, the Minister of the Interior expressed the government's commitment to ensuring a lasting peace in the region, stating: "The government is for your unity and your peace to all, we do not sit with one faction. "
When reviewing or lifting the curfew, Mr. Dery said, "If you can convince us that you are peaceful, we will lift the curfew."
Stop
At the same time, police in the northern region arrested a man with 250 rounds of ammunition for a hunting rifle suspected of smuggling into Chereponi, a conflict zone in the north-eastern region, reports Samuel Duodu. .
The suspect, Gushi Kwesi, was arrested by intelligence services last Sunday at around 16:10. at a Yendi Police Station on a metropolitan public transport bus to Chereponi
The Public Relations Officer (PR) of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DSP), Mohammed Yusif Tanko, who informed the media yesterday in Tamale, said that the suspect was in custody in the course of his investigation .
He added that the police, acting for information purposes, had intercepted the bus under registration number GR 2026 U, from Yendi to Chereponi.
Mr Tanko said that a search carried out on the bus had uncovered 250 AAA cartons suspected of being smuggled to Chereponi.
He specified that one of the Gushi had been identified as the owner and had been arrested in Yendi to facilitate investigations.
Context
Violent conflicts have erupted between Chokosis, also known as Anofus, and Konkombas in Chereponi district, in the Northeast region, and parts of Saboba district, in the Northern region. The last conflict broke out about three weeks ago.
According to the police, calm had returned to the area, but the ongoing conflict had cost the lives of three people and several houses burned.
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