Some REGSEC members and traditional leaders at Asemko
Some residents of Asemko in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region have called for immense support to help rebuild the community.
The farming community has currently become a ghost town as most of the residents have left the area as a result of a bloody clash with neighbouring community, Butre, which claimed one life recently.
The clash occurred due to an alleged long-standing chieftaincy dispute between the two communities.
The residents made the call when the Western Regional Security Council (REGSEC), led by the Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, visited the community to assess the extent of damage caused as well as discuss how peace could be restored.
The residents recounted how they had to leave the community without taking anything when the attack started and most houses were set ablaze.
They bemoaned the fact that unresolved chieftaincy disputes fueled the disturbances.
Meanwhile, the REGSEC has vowed to ensure peace prevail between the two communities.
It would be recalled that the disturbances between Asemko and Butre claimed the life of one John Quaocoe, believed to be the brother of the Butre chief, and left many others injured.
The deceased was butchered with a cutlass by some members of the feuding factions.
Property worth thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed and several houses set ablaze in the mayhem.
According to information gathered, the Asemko community has been under the rule of the Butre chief for so many years.
However, recently the Asemko community claimed that it had gained its freedom and so has the right to install its own chief, which created confusion between the two communities.
The youth in the two communities, wielding guns and machetes, attacked themselves, leading to the death of the Butre chief’s brother.
DAILY GUIDE gathered that, so far, no arrest has been made, but those who got injured as a result of the clash were sent to the hospital.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi