The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has met the Savannah Regional Security Council (REGSEC) in Damongo as police reinforcement teams beef up security in Sawla and surrounding communities following violent clashes at Gbiniyiri.
The IGP led a high-powered delegation from the National Headquarters to the region on Tuesday, August 26, to assess the situation and coordinate response efforts with local authorities. His visit comes after deadly communal violence in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, which left five people dead and six others injured on Sunday.
Later at the Jakpa Palace of the overlord of Gonjaland, Mr Yohuno assured the chiefs and people of a strong security presence to protect lives and property.
The IGP confirmed that reinforcement teams, including the Formed Police Unit (FPU) and Counter-Terrorism personnel, are working alongside the Ghana Armed Forces to stabilise Sawla, Gbiniyiri, Giniri, and other nearby communities.
“We have also mobilised FPU personnel, over 100 FPU personnel from Accra who have arrived and over 30 Counter-Terrorism Unit who have also arrived to support the men over here. We are getting to 300 policemen on the ground to help the people who are in this situation, people who are running away from this fight, so we can give them protection and also work with other security agencies to bring tensions down,” he stated.
