Three people have sustained injuries in a shooting incident between two youth groups over a parcel of land in the business district of the Northern Region.
Sources at the Tamale Teaching Hospital confirmed that some people were brought in with bullet wounds on Tuesday morning.
Tension started building up last night when one group laid claim to the land, asserting ownership. They destroyed the cordon and materials on the site.
This morning, another group confronted them, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the two groups.
The ownership of the land remains unclear, but reports suggest it belongs to some influential New Patriotic Party figures in the region.
An eyewitness who spoke to JoyNews said the clashes began last night.
“It was about 8 pm last night when some group came and said the land was for Samba so they are ceasing it. But someone told them it belonged to their brother. But instead of them moving away, they destroyed the cordon. We left, not knowing they slept in the market watching over the land,” the eyewitness recounted.
“This morning, another group came and said they will not allow them on the land, because it belongs to their brother leading to the clash,” he added.
He stated that two people sustained gunshot wounds to their legs, while a third person was accidentally run over by a vehicle.
“When it happened, they started shooting. Two people were hit by bullets, and the third guy was hiding behind a vehicle when it accidentally ran over him,” the eyewitness said.
The matter has since been reported to the Northern Regional Police for further investigation.
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