One person has been confirmed dead in deadly clashes between Ofoase Zongo youth and Brenase youth in Akyemansa District in Eastern Region.
Four other persons have sustained gunshot wounds and have been hospitalized.
The Akyemansa District Police Commander Superintendent George Bawah however says “the situation is under control”.
Meanwhile, joint security of armed police and Military has been deployed to the two communities.
Information gathered indicates that about five days ago, Ofoase Zongo youth reportedly brutalized a young man from Brenase.
The father of the victim and one other who went to the community upon hearing the sad information were also attacked and handed over to the police by the Ofoase Zongo youth.
The Brenase youth on motorbikes invaded Ofoaso Zongo with weapons to retaliate but police intervened to foil the attack.
However yesterday, the Ofoase Zongo youth armed with weapons mobilized in trucks to besiege the Brenase community but was ambushed by the Brenase youth who opened fire on them leading to the casualties.
A resident narrated that “a boy in Brenase whose attempted arrest by Police led to fatal gunshot a year ago at Brenase which our brother Saeed was shot and buried recently which IGP came to town, recently attacked a Zongo youth again. The victim came to Brenase but the boy beat and destroyed his motorbike .so the incident got the Ofoase Zongo youth angry. When the guy who committed the act went to “Outlaw spot” at Ofoase in the evening. The Zongo youth besieged the spot to retaliate against him and dragged him to the police station. The Brenase youth upon hearing the incident mobilized and stormed Ofoase Zongo to fire gunshots and went on a rampage pushing down foods being sold on the streets”. He said
He continued that “The Zongo youth managed to arrest two of the Brenase residents to police. So yesterday the Brenase youth stormed the Fuel filling station area to attack a Zongo Woman selling Waakye. They pushed the waakye to the ground. The Brenase youth subsequently ambushed the Zongo youth at the cemetery area and opened fire on them leading to the death of one person with three sustaining gunshot wounds”
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
