The police have arrested three persons and are currently pursuing others in connection with violent attacks on Mempeasem and Lukula communities in the Savannah Region by opposing factions in land and chieftaincy disputes.
On 30th May 2023, a gang numbering about fifty (50) invaded the Mempeasem community and kidnapped a 50-year-old man. The gang, however, fled into the bush when the Police responded to the attack.
Police arrest three persons, pursuing others in connection with attacks on Mempeasem and Lukula communities in Savannah region.
The police managed to rescue the kidnapped victim and retrieved one (1) AK-47 weapon together with 14 rounds of ammunition, seven (7) motorbikes and two (2) bicycles from the scene of the incident.
A search for the suspects in the area led to a further retrieval of a bag containing 240 AK-47 ammunition.
On 1st June 2023, the police, while on patrols within the communities, responded to another distress call of an attack by another gang on the Lukula community.
he said suspects who were on a rampage, burning houses and shooting randomly, opened fire on the police upon seeing them.
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