Nine arrested over disturbances in Tamale

Tamale, Feb. 18, GNA - The Tamale Police have arrested nine people, following clashes between NDC and NPP supporters in the Metropolis, resulting in the death of one person. Six other persons, who sustained various degrees of injuries, were receiving treatment at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, a police source told the GNA on Wednesday.

The source said the dead had been identified as Abdul Rashid, whose body had been deposited at the Hospital mortuary. Four houses, the source said were burnt while a number of butchers' tables at the Tamale Central Market, destroyed. According to one NDC sympathizer, the misunderstanding arose when an NPP supporter was slapped by perceived NDC supporters over some derogatory remarks he had made about certain chiefs in the Metropolis, which the NDC people did not take kindly to.

Meanwhile, military personnel have intervened and are patrolling the Metropolis to restore law and order. In a related development, Naa Dakpema Mahamadu Dawuni, the Chief of Tamale, has appealed for calm and assured residents of the Metropolis that he and his sub-chiefs would do everything possible to restore peace in the area. He urged parents and other opinion leaders who were aware of any hidden weapons to report to the police for its retrieval.