Calm has returned to Bunkpurugu-Yonyoo after the deployment of a joint police and military team following clashes between two Bimoba ethnic groups involved in a chieftaincy dispute.
Two persons were killed in the clashes, while four others sustained gunshot and machete wounds.
Twenty four houses were also burnt down.
The deceased have been identified as Baaba Zero and Daniel Wahab, while the injured were identified as Stanley Liulafua, Suuk Manupulien, Gamla Musah and Gbingbaruk Jabuik.
The clashes have also displaced women and children in the area who are now putting up at the local police station.
Background
The clashes occurred last Sunday following a disagreement between the feuding parties involved in the age-old chieftaincy brawl that had led to the loss of lives and properties.
The clashes have brought activities in the community to a standstill, with residents keeping indoors for the fear of reprisal attacks.
Vehicles plying Bunkpurugu and its surrounding communities are locked up at the various lorry parks, while some residents are said to have fled the town for fear of being arrested.
According to security sources, no arrest had been made yet.
As of the time of filing this report, the Northern Regional Security Council, chaired by the Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, was locked up in a tight security meeting over the issue.
Internally displaced persons
The District Chief Executive for Bunkpurugu-Yonyoo Mr Sampoa Timothy Larry, when contacted, confirmed that calm had returned to the area following the deployment of a joint police and military team in the area.
He appealed to the government and other stakeholders for relief items to support internally displaced persons, most of whom were women and children
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