Tamale, April 30, GNA – Calm has returned to Yong Dakpemyili, a surburb of Tamale, as many residents are seen going about their normal activities while some sit in small groups for friendly conversations.
The Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the community on Saturday afternoon and spotted some police and military personnel at vantage points, ostensibly to assure residents of security and ensure law and order.
Renewed chieftaincy clashes erupted in the area Friday afternoon (April 29) resulting in the killing of a resident and injuries to three others.
Mohammed Chimsi, one of the contestants laying claim to the Yong Skin, and his wife, were amongst the injured.
The GNA gathered that four houses belonging to the feuding factions were set ablaze.
For some time now, two brothers in the Yong Dakpemyili Community have been engaging in periodic conflicts over who was the rightful heir to the Skin.
These periodic conflicts often resulted in deaths and destruction to property.
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