By Gifty Amofa, GNA
Accra, April 9, GNA – The Police have restored calm at the Adjen-Kotoku Onion Market in the Amasaman Constituency following a clash between some Ghanaian youth and their Nigerian counterparts.
The confrontation reportedly stemmed from allegations that the Nigerian traders had failed to comply with agreed trade regulations.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ebenezer Kannor, in charge of the Adjen-Kotoku District Police Command, told the Ghana News Agency that three persons had reported to the police over alleged assault linked to the incident.
He said investigations were ongoing and the police were yet to establish the exact cause of the clash, which involved some gunfire.
DSP Kannor, however, said on Monday, April 6, 2026, leaders of five associations operating in the market were holding a meeting to discuss the regulation of trading activities when the incident occurred.
Mr Imoro Sutan, Chairman of the Progressive Cooperative Onion Farmers and Traders Association, expressed relief that calm had been restored.
He stated that all the associations operating in the market – the Progressive Cooperative Onion Farmers and Traders Association, Accra Onion Sellers’ Association, Patriotic Onion Sellers’ Association, Ghana Youth Onion Sellers’ Association, and GAPTO Onion Sellers’ Association -were complying with the stipulated rules, except their Nigerian counterparts.
Mr Sutan called for properly documented regulations to guide trading activities in the market.
Mr Oscar Akaba, National Coordinator of the Cross Border Traders Association, said his outfit was working on a roadmap to better regulate trading activities in line with ECOWAS protocols.
He disclosed this when he and his team visited the Adjen-Kotoku Onion Market on Wednesday, April 8.
Mr Akaba explained that following the clash on Monday, April 6, a committee was established the next day after engagements with the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry.
The committee, which he leads, was tasked with resolving issues affecting cross-border trade, including a situation where 56 Ghanaian trucks were stranded between the Benin and Nigerian borders, while several onion-loaded trucks in Ghana were yet to offload.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe