Outsiders fanning Nkonya, Alavanyo fight for money – Kpando Chief

Some people are exploiting the Nkonya-Alavanyo conflict for money, the Paramount Chief of Kpando Togbe Dagadu VIII has said.

“…It is also a fact that there are some people outside who are fanning this conflict because they want to survive.

“They want to make money out of the situation. Let us not give those people a chance to make money at our expense and to kill our brothers, our fathers, our cousins and our sons. Let us together sit and resolve this conflict,” Togbe Dagadu VIII said at a recent meeting between Chiefs and traditional leaders of the two feuding sides at Kpando in the Volta region.

The Kpando chief also said though the 90-year-old conflict started with a land dispute, it is no more the case.

“This conflict started with land, but nobody is fighting now on that piece of land. The fighting is far away from the land…” he said, adding that the retaliation and recriminations must stop.

The Nkonya and Alavanyo communities have recurrently risen against each other in armed conflict with both sides suffering casualties and destruction of properties.

There have been numerous attempts toward resolving the conflict, but to no avail. There is currently a 14-hour curfew on the two communities and their surrounding areas following recent disturbances on New Year’s Day.