At least one person has been killed and five houses torched early Thursday morning, May 2, 2013 in Nankpanduri in the Northern region in a fresh intra-ethnic conflict which flared up suddenly.
The conflict, according to XYZ News' Northern regional Correspondent Kizito Abagoami took place despite the presence of armed security personnel who were deployed to the area to forestall an escalation of the same conflict when it re-ignited two months ago.
The torched houses were allegedly homes belonging to rival ethnic Bimobas.The Assemblyman for the area, Daniel Duut who also confirmed the conflict to XYZ News said ethnic Kombas joined forces with the Mamprusis in the area to attack the Bimobas.
A Mamprusi man's body has been found in the neighbourhood suspected to have been killed in the clashes. Final year Students of Nankpanduri Senior High School are caught in the middle of the conflict.
Kizito Aboagoami reported that the students were accompanied by Soldiers to the school to write their papers on Thursday morning. The recurrent conflict claimed two lives two months ago.
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