The Upper East Regional Minister and the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) have visited the Widnaba community attacked by rampaging armed men.
The regional minister, Stephen Yakubu, in the company of the regional police commander and deputy, DCE for Zebila, and Nadmo coordinator was shocked at the extent of the devastation.
The Regional Minister also promised to help them get their health insurance and other important documents back, also promised to protect the community against such heinous incidents.
The regional police commander urged for calm as investigation begins to bring the perpetrators to book.
Widnaba community in Bawku West District inhabited mostly by Fulanis was attacked by a mob a few days ago.
NADMO donated few relief items including mattresses, bowls, among others to the displaced residents.
Homes, Livestock, and properties were destroyed and burnt to ashes. Women and children have since been displaced with some went into hiding in the bushes to seek protection and are still unaccounted for.
A press release by the Fulani community in Ghana stated that “a team from the leadership of Tabital Pulaaku International Ghana Chapter visited the community and are speechless about the sheer brutality of the attacks in Widnaba. Investigations by the team revealed that a motorbike was allegedly stolen in a neighboring community and without any proof; the indigenous people alleged that it was a Fulani who stole the motorbike. As a result, 18 homes have been destroyed, 4 motorbikes burnt, several bags of maize and rice stolen, clothes burnt, various phones, motorbikes, and a total of about Ghc55,000 stolen. In addition, about 400 women, children, and men have been rendered homeless and without shelter.”
They stated that “Prominent Fulani Chiefs, Leadership of Tabital Pulaaku International Ghana Chapter, Intellectuals & Academics from the Ghanaian Fulani Communities, Artists, Students, and Fulani Advocacy groups within Ghana have held consultations, at the end of which we are appealing to the Acting Inspector General of Police, Minister of The Interior, Minister for National Security and other institutions to launch a thorough investigation, enforce the law and to hold all the criminals who committed such heinous crimes accountable.
Over the past few years, teams from Tabital Pulaaku International Ghana have been touring the nation and bringing together crop farmers and Fulani Cattle herders to share ideas on how to curtail violence by formulating strategies for peaceful coexistence between the farmers and herders. As a result, some of the lawless attacks on innocent Fulanis which had resulted in the loss of limbs and lives had been resolved through traditional mediation and for the greater good in order for peace to prevail, Police investigations into some of the most heinous attacks on Fulanis which led to some losing their entire livestock and in some cases lives, are still inconclusive after several days, months and years”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
