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A senior officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has been killed after gunmen attacked a National Peace Council delegation at a district in the Northern Region.
The attack which occurred at Saboba on Thursday also left many others injured.
Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed told JoyNews the attack is linked to an ongoing chieftaincy dispute between two Konkomba rivals in the community.
JoyNews learnt the gunmen opened fire at a school in the community where the delegation was to start a meeting with one of the factions.
The deceased is said to have been attending the peace call when he was shot multiple times by the gunmen and died on the spot.
Reports further indicate that his body has been deposited at a morgue in Yendi.
The dispute was sparked in the community some five years ago when members of the community rejected a chief selected by the Yaa Naa.
The Northern Region Minister, however, has urged calm among residents in the community as he says security has been heaved up.
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