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There
has
been
escalation
of
tension
between
some
youth
and
herdsmen
in
Kpandai
in
the
Northern
Region.
This
follows
a
dreaded
attack
on
a
resident
of
Kanyinkpa
a
suburb
of
Kpandai
by
three
men
believed
to
be
herdsmen.
Reports
have
it
that,
at
about
7:00pm
on
Saturday
July
6,
2024,
the
victim
was
commuting
from
his
village;
Kanyinkpa
to
Kpandai
where
he
now
resides
with
his
nuclear
family
on
a
motorbike,
but
halfway
through
the
journey,
he
was
ambushed
by
three
men.
The
men
demanded
his
motorbike,
but
the
victim
identified
as
thirty-five-year-old
Kwadwo
Nampar
declined,
forcing
the
criminals
to
inflict
sharp
machete
wounds
on
him.
The
victim
sustained
deep
cut
wounds
on
the
skull,
multiple
cuts
on
the
right
foot
and
similar
cuts
on
the
left
hand.
The
attack
also
left
fracture
in
his
right
arm
and
shoulder.
The
criminal
trio
then
succeeded
in
bolting
with
the
victim’s
motorbike
leaving
him
in
a
pool
of
cold
blood.
However,
in
the
process
of
the
trio
escaping
with
the
stolen
bike,
they
crashed
into
a
tree
in
a
nearby
residence.
The
sound
that
emanated
from
the
crash
attracted
some
residents
to
the
scene
which
forced
the
criminal
gang
to
abandon
the
motorcycle
and
run
into
the
bush.
Later,
some
good
Samaritans
plying
the
stretch
found
the
victim
panting
for
breath.
They
then
rushed
him
to
the
Tamale
teaching
hospital
where
he
is
now
responding
to
treatment.
3news
sources
in
Kpandai
further
revealed
that
Kwadwo
Nampar
while
on
their
way
to
the
Tamale
Teaching
Hospital
told
the
people
that
his
attackers
were
herdsmen.
The
residents
then
stormed
homes
of
Fulani
men
in
Kpandai
to
carryout
reprisal
attack
on
them.
Their
cattle
are
being
targeted
and
killed
in
the
process.
The
Northern
Regional
Police
Commander
visited
the
community
to
calm
tempers
while
investigation
goes
on.
However,
gory
pictures
of
the
victim
accompanied
by
voice
note
have
gone
viral.
The
voice
note
warns
residents
of
Kpandai
to
be
careful
with
their
movements
in
the
areas
since
the
Fulani
can
initiate
an
attack
on
them.
The
residents
now
live
in
fear.
The
Kpandai
District
Security
Council
led
by
the
District
Chief
Executive,
Emmanuel
Attah
Tatablata
is
working
to
de-escalate
the
tension
in
the
area.
It
is
also
to
intensify
monitoring
in
adjoining
communities
for
prompt
intelligence
for
action.