Looming Bloodbath: Military Deployed to Mion and Kulkpeni

The Ghanaian military has been deployed to the Mion and Kulkpeni communities in the Northern Region to avert a looming bloodbath. This follows tensions sparked by the alleged illegal establishment of a market at Kulkpeni by the Konkomba ethnic group.

The officers were deployed on Saturday, August 17, as a preventive measure aimed at averting any potential violence in these volatile areas.

Tensions have been mounting since a communal clash in the Zogbei area of the Mion District two weeks ago, which tragically claimed the lives of some seven people. In the aftermath, the Konkomba community in the Mion District decided to boycott the Mion market, opting instead to open their own market in Kulkpeni, a nearby community in the Yendi municipality.

This move has escalated tensions in both the Yendi and Mion districts, with residents threatening to forcibly close down the Kulkpeni market.

Despite calls from the Yendi Municipal Security Council for proper procedures to be followed in officially opening the market, the situation remains unresolved.

Source:newsalertgh.com