Bring perpetrators to book - National Imam

Sheikh Umar Ibrahim, National Imam of the Ahlusunna Wal-Jama'a, on Wednesday urged Ghanaians to allow the judicial system to operate towards bringing the perpetrators of the Yendi tragedy to book as pledged by President John Agyekum Kufuor.

"I am urging all interested parties and the entire Ghanaian populace to exhibit the desired maturity in order to help preserve the peaceful socio-political climate we enjoy," he said in a statement in Accra.

Sheikh Ibrahim said: "It saddens me to recall the tragedy that shook the nation as a result of the recent disturbances at Yendi that resulted in the tragic death of Ya Na Yakubu Andani II, the Overload of the Dagbon State.

"Islam has in no uncertain terms condemned the taking away of life without tangible justification. As such this very act should be treated with the utmost disdain it deserves." Sheikh Ibrahim, on behalf of the membership of the Ahlusunna Wal Jama'a, extended condolences to the family of the late Ya Na and the Dagbon community.