The people of Tingbaln in the Saboba District of the Northern Region are yet to pick up their pieces after a recent violent conflict claimed one life and injured several others.

The conflict between two clans, Nankpantib and the Nafiba, saw the destruction of foodstuff, houses, motorbikes, grinding mills, among other properties running into several thousands of Ghana cedis.

The conflict happened a month ago during the lean season where people can barely afford a meal a day. This worsened the plight of the already struggling families for survival.

A victim, Madam Tibolmi, said the conflict has brought untold hardship to women and their families with all their foodstuff and other belongings burnt. She said even as she speaks; there is no food to eat.

Madam Tibolmi said except for what they were wearing they lost everything in the conflict.

She appealed to government and other benevolent organizations to come to their aid so that their children can survive the hunger.

Another victim, Mawindaa, still cannot come to terms with the fact that the new mattress she had toiled and bought is gone. Of all the things she has lost, the mattress seems to be her most priced valuable.

She continues to lament as she recounts events of the conflicts.

She said women have lost their investment, such as pepper, okra, groundnut, and other cooking utensils. She said it will take a long time for the women to raise money to repurchase these items.

Madam Mawindaa said the conflict would also affect the farming season because most of them would have no seeds to plant.

Another victim said some of their children who fleed from the conflict are yet to return.

“It all happened because of a piece of land and why should our husbands be fighting among themselves since everybody must farm and eat.

She questions why husbands would always resort to conflict on issues of land.

“Since this incident broke up, our children who sort refuge elsewhere are yet to return, even most of them have fallen sick, making it difficult for us to seek medical care for them because we don’t have money”, the victim narrated.