Fulani herdsmen who were driven out of Agogo, a farming community in the Asante Akim District some two ago, have reportedly returned to the area, infuriating residents there. The nomads were evicted from the vicinity after months of escalated bloodshed between them and residents who accused the herdsmen of various crimes - destroying their farms, raping and murdering locals. A dweller in the community, Kingsley Obeng who speaks for the Agogo Residents Association, stated on Joy FM’s Newsnight Friday that the nomads have returned. According to him, security personnel succeeded in driving the herdsmen out of their land but added that most of them have returned now that security presence in the vicinity has diminished. The residents, he said, are very unhappy about the situation. But Ashanti Regional Commander of Police Striking Force, Superintendent Prince Gabriel Waaabu - who led efforts to evict the herdsmen - contradicted Kingsleys claims. He said it was untrue the nomads had returned to the area. “Should anybody report such an incident I think the person might be throwing dust into the public’s eye.” He said no report has been made to the Police and insisted there still exists tight security in the area. Military and Police personnel, according to the commander, are still on the ground. “So whatever he [Kingsley] is saying there is a total lie.” Superintendent Waaabu noted he was satisfied with the work done as far as evicting the herdsmen from Agogo was concerned and said he doubted they would dare return to the area. This is because the nomads were warned they would be killed by security personnel should they step in Agogo while their cattle would be confiscated by government.