Yendi crisis: Police arrest one more suspect

One more person has been arrested in connection with the disturbances that led to the murder of the Ya Na Yakubu Andani at Yendi about a fortnight ago.

This brings to three the number of persons who have so far been arrested to assist security agencies in investigations into the disturbances.

The Special Assistant to the Minister of Information and Presidential Affairs, Mr Ferdinand Ayim, made this known at a press briefing in Accra yesterday.

He said only one incident involving the breaking of the curfew was recorded at Tamale while none was recorded in Yendi at the weekend.

Mr Ayim said the farming season is around the corner and farmers in the region have started preparation of the land in readiness for the planting season.

He said investigations into the circumstances sorrounding the conflict in the area are still on-going and indicated that the security agencies are on high alert at Yendi, Tamale and its environs in order to avoid any breach of the peace.

He assured Ghanaians that the government will do everything to ensure that peace prevails in the north. He said the Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Shaributu, on Saturday led a delegation of regional Chief Imams, Muslim chiefs , Islamic scholars and opinion leaders to Yendi and offered prayers for peace for the Dagbon area at the mosque.

Touching on progress so far made on the disbursement of money realised from donations to victims of the May 9, 2001 Stadium tragedy, Mr Ayim said government has made all the necessary arrangements for the disbursement of the money to the victims.

He said the disbursement will be done as part of activities marking the first anniversary of the tragedy in May, this year.

The Special Assistant said government has set up a committee to implement the White Paper issued on the report by the Okudjeto Commission. He said the Attorney General’s Department is working on the docket in order to start the prosecution of the police personnel found to have misconducted themselves.