General News of Tuesday, 2 May 2017Source: Graphic.com.ghSayeegu, Sambiluk deserted for fear of reprisal attacksResident fear of reprisal attacksTwo communities, Sayeegu and Sambiluk in the Northern Region engaged in a long-standing long dispute have been deserted because the resident fear of reprisal attacks. The two communities have become ghost towns following renewed clashes over a parcel of land which led to the death of seven persons, including the chief of Sayeegu last Sunday morning. Death tollWhile the Northern Regional Police Command puts the death toll in the conflict at four, some residents in the area claim seven people lost their lives, including the Chief of Sayeegu. He said although the police and the military team had intensified their patrols in the two communities to prevent any possible reprisal attacks and the spillover of the violent clashes in adjoining communities, the situation remained tense as all residents, including women and children, had deserted the two communities. According to them, a similar incident happened in April last year which claimed the lives of, at least, 22 people, while more than 70 houses were burnt down

Source: GhanaWeb May 02, 2017 15:22 UTC