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09.04.2015 Regional News

Tribal Clash Looms Between Two Ethic Groups In Techiman

By Samuel Appau Aheng & Kwaku Abrampa
Tribal Clash Looms Between Two Ethic Groups In Techiman
09.04.2015 LISTEN

A Tribal clash is looming between two families of the Wangara and the Kotorkoli ethnic groups in the Techiman Municipality over a piece of land.

Angel News has gathered that a misunderstanding, which erupted between the families of the two rivaling tribes, over the ownership of the land, situated at the Wangara-line at the Techiman Zongo, few weeks ago nearly turned bloody.

A Royal Family of the Kotorkoli tribe, who claimed they are the original owners and occupants of the land behind the controversy, accused the Techiman Traditional Council of supporting the other faction, a situation which had created uneasy calm in the Zongo community.

Mr. Shafiu Mohammed Shaibu, the Head of the Kotokoli family, told Angel News that Techiman Traditional Council and the other party had sold out the piece of land located in front of their house to a medical practitioner. He explained that their father, Alhaji Shaibu bought land for the family in 1970, but alleged that Nana Korsah Kore Topia II, Gyaasehene of Techiman with support from the other contending party had sold out the land to one Dr. Gideon Tufa of the Techiman Holy Family Hospital.

According to Mr Shaibu, Dr. Tufa had demolished an old Islamic school building on the land and intended to develop it, but insisted that the family would not allow any development project to be undertaken on the land.

He cautioned the other faction which he noted was encouraging the medical practitioner to develop the land to stay aside.

Mr Shaibu has called on the government, security agencies, and other relevant institutions in the Municipality to intervene and restrain Dr. Tufa from developing the land before something worse happened. “We shall not sit down unconcern and allow some people to unlawfully take over our family inheritance, which we have protected for years”, he said.

When contacted, Nana Topia II, confirmed that the Traditional Council led by Osagyefo Ameyaw Akumfi, President of the Council sold out the land to the medical practitioner. He emphasized that the Gyaase family of Techiman remained the caretaker of all plots and lands at the Techiman Zongo.

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