Tensions Rise In Daboya As Residents Demand Withdrawal Of Police Following Arrests And Assaults

Residents of Daboya, a community in the North Gonja District of the Savannah region, have taken to the streets to demand the withdrawal of police officers from their area. The protest comes in response to the arrest and alleged assault of community members by unidentified police officers. Expressing their discontent, the residents set car tires ablaze during the demonstration, symbolizing their dissatisfaction with the local police force and the Security Council regarding the recent arrests in the community.

The demonstrators submitted a petition to the police command of the North Gonja district, urging them to forward it to the Savannah Regional police command in hopes of restoring peace in Daboya. As a result of the recent disturbances, some residents have chosen to abandon their farms and other businesses out of fear of arrest or physical harm at the hands of the police. The concerned residents are now calling upon government and the National Peace Council to intervene and address the escalating situation.

This unrest follows a previous incident in June, where 118 men were arrested and three individuals sustained gunshot wounds, receiving treatment at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The arrests were related to a land dispute between the Gonjas and Mamprusis in Lukula. On June 16, four more men were apprehended by the police. Tragically, two lives have already been lost in the ongoing clashes, one in Lukula and another in Daboya.