Yendi-bound Man Grabbed With 2 Pistols

Ministry of Information spokesman, Ferdinand Ayim, has disclosed that one Seidu has also been arrested in a Yendi-bound bus for possessing two locally-manufactured pistols.

According to him, even though there is no evidence, which immediately implicates him in the conflict, the security officers are detaining him for interrogation to know why he was in possession of such weapons in the conflict area.

In another development, Mr. Ayim, who is also a special assistant to the Minister of Information and Presidential Affairs, added that the Tamale police yesterday began interrogating the two suspects who were earlier arrested in connection with the Yendi massacre.

He noted that the police have put in place credible mechanisms to test every information that they gather in the course of their investigations.

"Merely mentioning names of people is not enough, the information must be subject to critical testing," he said.

Mr. Ayim also disclosed that the military in Yendi also supervised the burial of one of the victims who sustained serious injuries during the conflict.

He added that the victim passed away after a brief admission at a hospital.

Speaking to reporters at the daily press briefing on the Yendi conflict, Mr. Ayim also announced that three very competent and highly knowledgeable police personnel, including Chief Supt. V.D. K Dzakpata and Supt. A.K. Darkie, have been dispatched to the conflict area to spearhead the investigations into the massacre.

According to him, since the curfew was imposed under the State of Emergency in Yendi, there have been about 56 curfew breakers, out of which 42 people are to be arraigned before court.

Mr. Ayim, however, explained that the reasons attributed to the breaking of the curfew ranged from going out to buy cigarette, fetching water to buying food.

He assured that despite the existing curfew, the general atmosphere in Yendi is one of calm and with the onset of the rains farmers have begun returning to their farms to prepare their land for planting.

Continuing, Mr. Ayim hinted that the Minority in Parliament are currently on a visit to the conflict area to get first hand information and on the spot accounts of the conflict.