General News of Sunday, 30 April 2017Source: Starrfmonline.comSayeegu Chief, three others killed in renewed clashes in the Northern regionRenewed violence has erupted in part of the Northern regionThe chief of Sayeegu, Woobjung Kamoutan (termites cannot consume stone) and four others including his eldest son have been assassinated in a renewed protracted land dispute between the Sayeegu and Sambiluk communities near Nakpanduri in the Bunkprugu-Yunyoo district of the Northern region. Earlier reports said the chief had escaped the attack and fled to the Bunkprugu Chief Palace where he was seeking refuge. But the Bunkprugu Chief, Alhaji Abuba Nasingmong, told Starr News the subchief, his son and elder brother were savagely murdered on their way to farm by a hooded gang who laid ambush and overpowered them Sunday morning. According to the chief, the two communities engaged in heavy gun battle when information of the killing reached the Sayeegu faction. Bodies of the chief and his family have been transported to the Nalerigu hospital and security forces deployed.

Source: GhanaWeb April 30, 2017 15:22 UTC