One person was killed in a gun battle at Kokrobite in the Greater Accra Region‘s Ga South Municipality.
Two other people, including a 15-year-old boy, are being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds and injuries.
According to reports, the two factions battling over who had the authority to perform rituals to release the prohibition on drumming and noise making, which ended on Thursday, June 9.
“One faction warned the other not to engage in drumming and noise-making, since a chief of the town is dead.
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“But that didn’t go down well with members of the other faction who took up arms and started firing, resulting in the death of one, while two others – including a 15-year-old boy – sustained gunshot wounds,” a resident told Citi News.
According to Jerry Nunoo, a physician assistant at the Kokrobite Health Centre, the two patients will be taken to the Weija Gbawe Municipal Hospital for additional treatment.
He said, “two victims were brought here after the gun battle – a 38-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy. The boy suffered a puncture wound on the right arm and the lady has a punctured wound on both thighs.”
The Kokrobite Police have visited the community and restored order, but the perpetrators remain unknown.
Ban on drumming and noise making
The restriction on drumming and creating noise began on Monday, May 9, and will terminate on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) issued a statement requiring all citizens, cities, and villages in the Ga Traditional Area to collaborate and comply with the mandate.
Churches were encouraged to keep their activities within their grounds and to refrain from utilizing musical instruments during this time.
Loud speakers were also prohibited outside of churches, mosques, and taverns, and road evangelists discontinued their operations.
“Other guidelines by the Ga Traditional Council (GTC) included a ban on funeral rites and their related activities.”
SOURCE: myjoyonline
