The Gushiegu District Chief Executive, Mr Abukari Mahama, has denied complicity in the political violence that rocked his district over the weekend, as alleged by some residents.

As a result, the Northern Regional Security Committee (NREGSEC) has invited two persons who made the allegation against the DCE to Tamale to assist in investigations.

Those invited are Aminu Kwabena and Mohammed Shamum, who accused Mr Mahama of contributing to the mayhem in the area.

Reacting to the allegations, the DCE said that he had gone to the Yendi Divisional Police Command to request security to be beefed up in the area when the incident occurred.

“I wish that those who are accusing me would come out with the evidence so that the law takes its course.

As a leader, I have always condemned such acts which are unacceptable in any reasonable society,” Mr Mahama further stated.

This was during a visit to the area by members of the REGSEC led by the Regional Minister, Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, to assess the extent of damage caused as a result of two days of disturbances in the area last Sunday and Monday.

Daily Graphic investigations revealed that some of the victims had given out names of 16 persons to the Yendi Divisional Police Command for interrogation over their alleged involvement in the disturbances.

Madam Saikulu Jamoni, the daughter of the NDC constituency Chairman, whose properties were also said to have been burnt down, told the Daily Graphic that her father and four of her brothers who were shot at and wounded were currently receiving treatment at the Nalerigu Hospital.

“My father’s three houses burnt down while seven of his vehicles including three cargo trucks, three Benz buses and a fairly new Nissan Patrol vehicle, were burnt; we are currently putting up with our relatives in town,” she lamented.

Residents are fleeing the town for fear of their lives, while others are said to be hiding in nearby bushes.

The Gushiegu area, which is noted as a commercial town, has now been turned into a ghost town.



Source: Daily Graphic