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15th January 2025 9:26:59 AM
1 min readMilitary personnel have allegedly attacked residents in Walewale, North East Region, leaving several individuals with serious injuries following a reported crackdown.Eyewitnesses described scenes of brutality, claiming soldiers stormed the area, ordering people to lie face down before beating them with wire cans. Some were allegedly forced to roll on the ground while being tortured with a sharp object described as mesh wire.
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Multiple victims sustained deep lacerations and fractures, with at least two individuals reportedly seeking treatment from a traditional bone specialist due to the severity of their injuries.While the motive behind the assault remains uncertain, a police source suggested the violence might be linked to the recent burning of a truck transporting vegetables from Missiga to Kumasi.
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The incident is reportedly connected to the ongoing Bawku conflict.Victims shared harrowing accounts of the ordeal, describing how soldiers in armoured vehicles stormed shops and community gathering spots, forcing residents to the ground and assaulting them with wire cans and gun butts.A motorbike mechanic, 34, who was attacked while working alongside his customers, said, “I still don’t know why they beat me.
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”Additionally, workers attending to their shops and a group of NDC supporters resting under a pavilion were reportedly brutalised during the crackdown.Authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the incident, and residents continue to call for justice and accountability for the violence inflicted.
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