GENERAL NEWS
At least three shot during clashes at Damba celebration
At least three people have sustained gunshot wounds in Bimbilla in the North East Region following clashes between a section of Damba celebrants in the community and some security personnel.
A joint police-military force invaded the community and allegedly attacked the celebrants while they were performing the Damba rites.
The personnel reportedly prevented the Nakpaa Naa family from celebrating the festival at his palace.
This prompted the Nakpaa family to start burning tyres as part of a confrontation between the family and the security which eventually led to the shooting.
Bimbilla is currently contending with a long-standing chieftaincy dispute which was put before the National House of Chiefs for arbitration.
The government followed the Dagbon “road map to peace” strategy and got the Awomefia of Anlo, Togbe Sri, has agreed to lead mediation efforts.
Damba ban at Bole
The overlord of Gonjaland Yagbowura, Tuntumba Bore Essa I, in consultation with the Council of Elders has placed a ban on the celebration of the Damba festival in the Bole traditional area in the Savannah Region.
The ban has been necessitated by the lingering dispute over the Bole skin which has led to a clash between two factions in the past.
While the Judiciary Committee of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs engages the factions for a final determination on the matter, the Interior Ministry has imposed a curfew on the town.
The dispute has since been put before the judiciary committee of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs for a resolution while the Ministry of Interior has also imposed a curfew on the Bole township.
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