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  • Chieftancy Disputes at the Western Region

    Chieftancy Disputes at the Western Region

    Two persons have sustained life-threatening injuries from of a chieftaincy clash that erupted on Saturday 10th October at Dompim-Pepesa, a farming community in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region.
    The Tarkwa Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent George Andrew Kumah confirming the incident to Citi News said the victims sustained severe cutlass wounds after a funeral ceremony.

    “There was a funeral yesterday [Saturday] at Dompim, involving a late linguist from Wassa Fiase Traditional Council. Police provided security for the burial which was attended by the chief from Wassa Fiase, together with the Chief of Dompim, Nana Duah Panin II. It was in the evening around 5:30 pm when some boys clashed in the town. One was allegedly holding a cutlass chasing the other, but the one being chased collected the cutlass and rather slashed the bearer.”

    Chief Superintendent Kumah further explained that the incident was on the back of an ensuing chieftaincy dispute in the area.

    “Nana Nyowa Panin IV is now the current Chief of Dompim and Nana Ohyiawora Bian is a destooled Chief of Dompim but some people still parade him as the chief of the town. The victim was at the Information Centre telling the people of Dompim that they should not recognize Nana Nyowa Panin IV as the Chief of Dompim but rather Ohyiawora Bian, the destooled Chief. The offended supporters rushed to the Information Centre and there was a confrontation, but they were separated and everybody left.”

    “The victim, Dauda Issaka, who is a supporter of the destooled chief armed himself with a cutlass and went in town and spotted the very guy who confronted him at the Information Centre, Robert Amo, alias Jato. In the middle of the confrontation, Jato rather overpowered Dauda Issaka who came with the cutlass, collected the cutlass from him and rather slashed him. Although he sustained multiple cutlass wound on the head, Dauda did not die but currently receiving treatment at the Tarkwa Apinto Hospital after he was transferred from the Simpa Clinic.”

    Chief Superintendent George Andrew Kumah said besides Dauda, another lady also sustained serious injuries but information on how her injuries came about is yet to be ascertained.

    “We have recorded two persons who have sustained injuries because there is a lady who has also sustained injuries, but she has not given us the details about what actually happened. When she rushed to the police station, she was immediately given medical form to the hospital and report back but she is yet to return. But so far we have arrested one person, Robert Amo, alias Jato who slashed Dauda Issaka,” he said.



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  • Divisions And Separations Among Ghanaians.Western Togoland.

    Divisions And Separations Among Ghanaians.Western Togoland.

    The director of Communication Mr.George Ayisi wishes that the government pronounce punishment to deal with the arrested Western Togoland propounded group as an example to others.

    These criminals invading in the country must be dealt with seriously.He said during a Morning show on Star 103.5 fm .

    He also said ,What happened is a total criminal offence and for that matter the government is treating it as such because they are fortunate to arrest some of them.

    The information minister Honourable Kojo Oppong Nkrumah must not give update as to who is funding the group as it exists ,but rather the interest will be in the pushing of the trouble makers who wants to cause division and bring separation to Ghanaians.


    Story by : Abigail Essel.

  • ‘We Have Identified Sources of Funding to Western Togoland Secessionists’ – Oppong Nkrumah

    ‘We Have Identified Sources of Funding to Western Togoland Secessionists’ – Oppong Nkrumah

    Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said government and security agencies have identified the sources of funding and key actors behind the Western Togoland secessionist group.

    In view of that, he said, the security agencies had taken stringent measures to deal with it decisively and publish names of key actors on the watch list in the coming days, in order to forestall any future occurrence.

    He said the government considered the action by the group as purely criminal and infringement of the country’s laws and, would, therefore, prosecute them accordingly.

    Mr. Oppong Nkrumah announced this at a news conference in Accra on Sunday, to provide update on the Homeland Study Group Foundation’s attack and road blockade of some major entry and exit points to the Volta Region, in the early hours of Friday, September 25.

    The Minister refuted claims that the security agencies were not proactive to gather security intelligence about the group’s intended action, saying the security agencies “did well by securing critical state installations such as Akosombo and Akuse dams, Adomi Bridge and Ho Central Market which the group had targeted to blast.

    The secessionist group attacked two police stations at Aveyime and Mepe, and seized 10 AK47 assault rifles after breaking into the police armoury.

    They ransacked the police stations, released inmates in custody, physically assaulted and injured police officers. The group, subsequently, blocked major roads to the Region and burnt car tyres.

    However, a joint police/military enforcement team rescued the police officers who were held hostage.

    The security agencies have so far arrested 31 members of the secessionist group, airlifted to Accra and in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service were being interrogated.

    One person died and several others injured during the exchange of fire between the security agencies and the secessionist group.

    The Minister acknowledged the condemnation of the group’s action by the Council of State, National House of Chiefs and a section of the public and urged all well-meaning Ghanaians to rally behind the state in solidarity to prevent the whipping up of political or ethnic sentiments.

    Mr Oppong Nkrumah said the security agencies would prefer appropriate charges against them and arraign them before court for prosecution.

    He also rubbished claims that the government was creating confusion in the opposition NDC party’s “stronghold” ahead of the December 7 Election and used it as the basis to deploy soldiers to the place to intimidate voters.

    The Homeland Study Group Foundation in May 2019 declared independence for Western Togoland, saying that they were no more part of Ghana.

    This led to the arrest of a 78-year old Charles Kormi Kudzordzi, aka “Papavi”, the Leader of the group and some other members of the group.

    Some were later released, while others faced prosecution in different regions.

    Culled from ghbase