13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict

Two people were killed, each in Saleligu and Dissah communities in the North Gonja District of the Northern Region, after the Gonjas allegedly attacked them on January 13, 2018. Some residents suffered gunshot wounds with over 80 houses burnt down in the two communities. 3news.com‘s Zubaida Ismail recounts the aftermath of the attack with 13 telling images. [caption id="attachment_132247" align="aligncenter" width="490"] A boy looked on at his burnt home in despair[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132248" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Some women trying to salvage what is left of their wares[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132249" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Some salvaged maize being kept in a burnt barn[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132250" align="aligncenter" width="490"] This family goes through the ruins for food stuff[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132253" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Some women were seen leaving the communities for safety[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132255" align="aligncenter" width="490"] A devastated trader sitting by burnt farm produce she had previously prepared for the market[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132256" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Police officers on guard at the palace of the Wasipe-Wura Mumuni Anyame Kasabangye II[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132258" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Members of the Northern Regional Security Council stuck in a stream on their way to the embattled communities[/caption] [caption id="attachment_132259" align="aligncenter" width="570"] This woman could only salvage this aluminium cooking pot[/caption] Read also: Tampulma/Gonja conflict: Over 5000 Tampulmas return to horrific spectacle Source: 3news.com | Ghana]]>