Wasipe Youth Forum, a group in the North Gonja District of the Savanna Region, is pleading with the National Security to immediately remove police from the Daboya neighborhood.
After an earlier raid that resulted in the arrest of 118 people this month, four were taken into custody in the early hours of Saturday, June 17.
The angry youth gathered in Daboya's main streets to demonstrate while burning lorry tires in protest of the recent arrests and what they perceived as ongoing mistreatment and torture of locals.
The organization claimed that the National Peace Council needed to step in because "their Rambo manner of arresting innocent individuals is unprofessional and a blatant assault on our human rights."
"In our opinion, some important figures in the presidency are operating behind the scenes to finance the conflict between Gonjas and Mamprusis.
“The torture and brutality meted out to our people by the police is an indication they have the backing of some big wigs.
“We are saddened that till now the security despite all the ill treatment and brutality imposed on the people, cannot tell the reason for their actions.”
The Lukula and Mempeasem communities were totally burnt following a renewed land dispute between Gonjas and Mamprusis.
The Wasipe Traditional Area and the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region are responsible for the areas surrounding the two villages.
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