Fulani herdsmen wrecking havoc in Fanteakwa

Begoro (E/R), March 28, GNA - Alien herdsmen operating in parts of the Fanteakwa District are destroying farmlands and are raping women. Due to serious opposition by some of farmers the herdsmen have varied their modus operandi, operating mostly in the night and destroying farms by the time owners return during the day.

Mr Ebenezer Ofoe Ceaser, the District Chief Executive, is therefore appealing to the management of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to serve as its advocate and help to find other ways of resolving the problem.

Mr Ceaser was briefing Mr Isaac Amoh, the National Coordinator of NADMO, when he called on him as part of his working visit to the district.

Mr Ceaser said because the herdsmen were armed, it had been difficult for the people to confront them.

He said efforts over the years by the assembly to find solution to the menace had not yielded any positive result from the Fulani men who allow their animals to destroy their farms.

Inspector I.K. Zogli told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the police's ability to rein in the nomadic herdsmen had been hampered by low staff level and the absence of an operational vehicle. Mr Amoh promised to convey the sentiments of the DCE to government for remedial actions to be taken on the situation before they degenerate into major disasters.