Dome Faase: Over 60 Residents arrested for ‘Bloodying’ Two Military men

Hundreds of armed military personnel and police officers have stormed Dome Faase, near Domeabra in the Greater Accra Region where two soldiers were brutally assaulted by residents.

Over 60 residents of the town have been arrested following the clashes.

Reports say the town has become a 'ghost town' as many of the residents have fled to neighbouring communities

The clash came about after two military personnel and some civilians clashed with residents of the town over a land boundary dispute.

The assaulted soldiers were protecting a parcel of land which a Chief is claiming ownership of.

The irate residents were reportedly led by Member of Parliament for the area, Sophia Ackuako to the site where the skirmishes erupted.

Residents pelted the soldiers who were on the site with stones. Upon sensing danger, the soldiers began firing warning shots ostensibly to ward off the crowd.

The residents numbering over two hundred overpowered the military officers and captured two of them.

Videos show the head of one officer slashed with a machete and their uniforms torn. The officers were drenched in blood and beaten to a pulp.

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One of the two Military men who was assaulted by the angry crowd said they were wrongly assaulted.

“Our work is that we give warning shots so when the other side stops, both leaders will sit down and talk. But this one didn’t happen like that. They came and attacked us and said we came here voluntarily and not by assignments. We are known soldiers and we are not doing illegal or criminal work. My major concern is that the people didn’t ask us anything and they started beating us.”

However the Chief of Obom Traditional Council, Nii Kpakpo Amartey has called on the Presidency to act swiftly to resolve this dispute before it escalates.

"Practically, we are not in an era of tribal intimidation. So the Akyem Mponua hene and the estate development company should be mindful that administrative boundaries do not serve as chieftaincy boundaries. Moreover, nobody is above the laws of the country. We are stating emphatically that we will not sit idle and watch on for these atrocities to go on. We the members of the affected communities are prepared to tame them as men of valour and might. We are certain that the office of the President will not superintend over land guard issues so the office must act swiftly to bring the activities of these hooligans to a halt before any escalation.”