13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict

January 21, 2018

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13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict

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.

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — A boy looked on at his burnt home in despair

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — Some women trying to salvage what is left of their wares

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — Some salvaged maize being kept in a burnt barn

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — This family goes through the ruins for food stuff

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — Some women were seen leaving the communities for safety

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — A devastated trader sitting by burnt farm produce she had previously prepared for the market

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — Police officers on guard at the palace of the Wasipe-Wura Mumuni Anyame Kasabangye II

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — Members of the Northern Regional Security Council stuck in a stream on their way to the embattled communities

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict — This woman could only salvage this aluminium cooking pot

13 striking photos depicting Gonja/Tampulma conflict

Read also: Tampulma/Gonja conflict: Over 5000 Tampulmas return to horrific spectacle

Source: 3news.com | Ghana