The Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu, has urged the youth of Yadzo community to remain calm as authorities work to address the disturbances related to the death of two footballers.
The two young individuals lost their lives on December 25 in a collision with a National Security COCOBOD taskforce vehicle. In response, enraged youth took control of the residence of the District Chief Executive, demanding his resignation.
An emergency District Security Council (DISEC) meeting was convened to address the situation and ensure peace.
The Regional Minister assured the youth that the incident was accidental and appealed for calm, emphasizing that an investigation is underway.
“We appealed to the Paramount chief to tell the youth in the town that it was not deliberate, it was purely an accident. They should be aware that we know it was an accident and for that matter, they should calm down,” he said.
He emphasized that justice is paramount for the two deceased individuals, and efforts will be made to pursue the matter accordingly.
“We will follow up to the conclusion stage of the investigation and whatever is relevant for prosecution, we will do,” he assured.
According to him, a postmortem will be conducted on the bodies of the two deceased individuals by the police. He added that after the postmortem, “we will sit down with the family and arrange the burial.”
Mr Makubu further assured that appropriate steps would be taken for compensation to be made.