Tension is mounting at Aboso, a farming community in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region, following reprisal attacks between local farmers and herdsmen.
Several homes belonging to the herdsmen have been torched by the local farmers, destroying other properties, including the killing of six cattle in the raid.
According to Citi News sources, the attack stems from the alleged rape of a Christian woman by a herdsman three months ago. Although the suspect was arrested and remains in police custody, local farmers—frustrated by what they perceive as delayed justice—have continued to launch attacks on herdsmen in the area.
The latest attack saw the shooting of a 10-year-old boy who is currently in a critical condition at the Begoro government hospital.
Barakisu Belko, a victim who confirmed the attack to Citi News, indicated that even though the local police have been engaging the herdsmen, they still continue to live in fear.
“The locals avenged the death of the Christian woman by burning the homes of the Fulanis and shooting their cattle, to the extent of shooting a young boy who is at the Begro hospital.
“The shootings occurred yesterday, Thursday, April 24, and we were able to call the police to visit the scene. The young boy is in a critical condition,” she narrated.
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