A joint military and police team deployed to Chereponi in the North East Region have arrested a Togolese national in connection with the clashes between Konkombas and Chokosis in Chereponi.
The suspect, by name Matthew Kolani Gando, was recruited from Togo to assist in the conflict in Chereponi.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, who confirmed the arrest to Radio Ghana in Tamale, said the suspect had admitted that he was recruited for the operation.
According to him, the suspect is currently in police custody and will be arraigned before court after investigations.
Eight persons have so far been arrested in connection with the clashes in Chereponi. Two of the suspects have been granted bail due to their age and health condition.
Three persons have died as a result of the renewed violence. About 22 communities have
been burnt down into ashes in the clashes and over 2,000 people have been displaced.
According to him, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, the suspect mentioned six other suspects who he came to the area with on four motorbikes from Togo.
He stated that police have launched a search for the other six accomplices and any other person financing the activities of criminals in the Chereponi area.
On the current peace prevailing in the two areas, DSP Tanko said calm has returned to the area and the two areas are back to life.
