The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awuribe, has visited several tension-prone communities in the Sawla District following recent attacks on Fulbe residents in the Gbeniyiri area.
Mr. Be-Awuribe, who also chairs the Regional Security Council (RESEC), began his visit with a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Kong Traditional Area, Seidu Adamu Jeduah Jinkurgi I, at Gendabour. The discussion focused on rising tensions and insecurity in Poru and surrounding communities.
The minister later visited Poru to engage with residents, mainly from the Brifo community, to hear their concerns, including their decision to decline an invitation from the paramount chief and the reported attack on the chief’s messengers.
After consulting both sides, the regional minister assured the Kongwura of the government’s commitment to promoting peaceful coexistence between the Gonja and Brifo communities. He urged residents to respond positively to the chief’s invitation for dialogue.
Speaking at his palace, the Kongwura denied allegations that he had sent messengers to attack Brifos or burn their homes, explaining that the messengers were only sent to invite a particular family to the palace but were allegedly attacked.
The chief also requested that the minister inform the family to vacate the land within three months or face traditional sanctions, while accusing the district police of taking sides without consulting traditional authorities.
