General News for Friday, July 19, 2024
sauce: Ghana Web
An Ivory Coast tanker driver was reportedly shot dead while driving through the town.
Serious insecurity has been reported in Tuobodom in the eastern Bono region as clashes have reignited between two factions in a fierce battle for chieftaincy.
Reports said the latest clashes followed the suspected killing of a young man by unidentified assailants.
When his family found his body dumped in the bush, they launched retaliatory attacks on opponents, sparking a series of spontaneous violent incidents over the past three days.
Video sighted by GhanaWeb showed a fierce gunfight between the rival factions.
Residents in the town told Onua FM’s Nana Yaa Brefo that one person was shot dead as a result of the gunfight.
He said the man, a tanker driver from Ivory Coast, was hit by a stray bullet while driving through Toubodom township amid heavy gunfire.
One video of the crash shows the shot driver being carried away by several residents.
Meanwhile, Tuobodom County has reportedly become a ghost town as residents fled to nearby towns in search of safety.
Check out the video below:
Tensions are rising in Tuobodom in Techiman North Municipality in the Bono East Region over a chieftaincy dispute between two rival chiefs.
The dispute led to several shootouts in the town, including the death of a truck driver passing through the area. pic.twitter.com/MQsMYMi5wz
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Hmm translation: There is a conflict in Techiman Tuobodom. Your help is urgent for our community ๐๐ pic.twitter.com/RdG3JnUByN
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