Some Chiefs headed by the GulkpeNaa have given the Metro Security Council three days to evacuate the Talking Drums from the Dakpema Palace, or else they will conduct the exercise themselves.

King of Dagbon, Ya Naa Abukari II, in his recent ruling on who the chief of Tamale is, ordered that the Dakpema stop playing the Talking Drum because he is not the chief of Tamale.

Talking Drums play a significant role in the Dagbon Tradition and tell who a particular chief is, and it also speaks to the chief while he is in his chamber.

Chiefs are allowed to play the drums in their Palaces only after the Yaa Naa has been sanctioned.

Addressing a press conference in Tamale, Secretary to the GulkpeNaa, Mohammed Rashad, said the Dakpema has violated the order of the Yaa Naa and continuous to play the drums.

"The Overlord has asked him to stop Chiefly acts, but yesterday it was clear that the talking drums were still functioning and other Chiefly activities," he said.

There has been tension between the two Palaces, GulkpeNaa Palace and the Dakpema Palace, over who is the chief of Tamale.

The tension heightened after four persons purported to be from the Dakpema side in a viral video are seen using unprintable words on the overlord of Dagbon.

Speaking at a press conference in Tamale, Secretary of the Gulkpe Naa, Mohammed Rashad, said even though the ruling had bard the Dakpema from beating the Talking Drums, he sounded the drums Friday 25 at his Palace.

He said they are offering Tamale Metro Security Council and the Regional Security Committee three days to take action with this disregard.

He said failure to do so they will act.

"We are calling on the Metro Security Council as well as the Regional Security Council as a matter of urgency that from Monday up to Wednesday we request that they pick that talking drums and hand it over to the Overlord latest by Wednesday," he said.

Mr Rashad also called on the Council to pick up a group of men who used unprintable comments on the YaaNaa to serve as a deterrent to others.

"We also have from the social media descending on Ndan YaNaa provisions with unprintable comments. So we are requesting that the Council go after them. They should apprehend them and let them face the full rigours of the law, so it serves as a deterrent to whoever is thinking of doing same," he said.

He appealed to the youth to be calm whilst they allow the traditional authorities to handle the issues.

Meanwhile, the Metro Security Council Chairman has declined to comment.

Earlier this week, the Dakpema appealed to the chiefs to remain calm and not involved in acts that could derail the area's peace.