Correspondence from Bono Region

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Bono Region has appealed for urgent support for persons displaced by the violent communal conflict in Gbiniyiri, Savannah Region, over land ownership. The affected individuals are currently seeking refuge in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region.

A total of 880 people, comprising 143 men, 173 women, and 564 children, are taking temporary shelter in communities such as Subinso Number 1, Subinso Number 2, Nwoase, and Boadan, creating the need for emergency relief support.

Speaking after presenting relief items, which included rice, cooking oil, mattresses, cups, plates, buckets, mosquito nets, solar lamps, and used clothing, the Bono Regional Director of NADMO, Fati Keni, explained that the support was intended to provide immediate comfort and assistance to the displaced persons.

She stressed that additional support from the public would go a long way to help the affected individuals settle into their temporary locations with dignity, ease the burden of daily survival, and shield them from further hardship, given the dire humanitarian situation.

“We came here today to present some items to those displaced by the conflict in Gbiniyiri, and through this medium, I am appealing to the entire country, Ghana as a whole, Bono Region, and Wenchi specifically, that we should all come on board to support the people in need, because when violence occurs, it affects women and children the most,” she said.

Ms. Keni also expressed her profound gratitude to the chief and people of Subinso for their remarkable show of hospitality and solidarity, noting that their willingness to accommodate the displaced reflects the true spirit of community life.

Meanwhile, the police in Wenchi have stepped up security operations in the host communities, mounting intensified patrols to ensure the safety and protection of the displaced persons and to deter any potential spillover of the conflict into the municipality.