[ 2012-07-13 ]

WANEP records seven politically-motivated deaths
In a related development, The West African Network
for Peace-building says it has from January to
June this year recorded seven deaths and nine
injuries across the country, which it says were
politically motivated.

It recorded 86 reported cases of violence out of
which 20 incidents or 23 percent were
politically-motivated and mentioned Ledzokuku,
Gushegu, Odododiodoo, Bawku, Bimbilla, Aflao and
Buipe as the areas that experienced the most
violent cases within the period.

A GNA report quoting a news release issued in
Tamale and signed by the National Network
Coordinator, Justin Bayor says WANEP also recorded
a total of 21 chieftaincy-related incidents with
one death and four injuries out of an overall
total of 86 cases per the period, representing 24%
of the recorded incidents.

WANEP is appealing to the National Peace Council,
the Regional and District security councils, to
adopt peace building methods and approaches to
resolving the numerous conflict situations under
their jurisdictions rather than waiting for
violence to erupt before they intervene with
peacekeeping.

Source - GNA

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