The resurgence of the conflict in Chereponi is regrettable – Minister of the Interior

General News of Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Source: Myjoyonline.com

2019-03-20

Interior Minister Ambrose Dery is saddened by the resurgence of ethnic violence in the Chereponi district of the Northeast region.

He added that the violence had resumed when the government planned to follow up on the report submitted by a committee to examine the cause of the protracted conflict between the two main ethnic groups, Konkonba and Chokosi.

It is to be feared that the resumption of the conflict will deteriorate rapidly if the police do not have sufficient resources to cope with the fragile security situation.

The Chereponi joint police-to-military team, where three people were killed and several communities burned, indicates that the situation is gradually under control, although the police have called for logistical means, such as motorcycles to access isolated areas of the district, where armed men devastate most of the inhabitants. and the children.

At least three people have died with about 1,860 residents displaced, according to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO).

Speaking to Joy News on the sidelines of an annual meeting of the ministry and its agencies in Accra on Wednesday, Ambrose Dery observed that growing suspicion between the two groups fueled the conflict and needed to be stifled.

"The situation in Chereponi is unfortunate … we clearly need the leadership on both sides to educate the population on the ground and explain to them what has happened. Because it is land and if it is land, the law is clear [and] you respect the rules, he said.

He called on the leaders of both groups to take a step forward and ensure that the people live in peace.

"This is an overflow because there is a certain level of suspicion and this level must be stifled, and that is what we plan to move forward," said the Minister of the Interior.