A long-standing chieftaincy dispute between two communities—Butre and Asemko—all in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region turned bloody yesterday when the youth in the two communities clashed.
The disturbances 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.
It was gathered that early yesterday morning, the youth in the two communities, wielding guns and machetes, attacked themselves, leading to the death of the Butre chief’s brother.
Most of the residents, particularly the women, had to run from their various homes to nearby bushes, making the communities ghost towns.
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.
The paper also learnt that the police are currently in the communities to maintain peace.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi