Kumasi, A/R, Ghana, August 17, 2017//-Reports reaching Africanaeyereport.com indicate that the Ashanti Regional Police command has reinforced security at the Alabar lorry station following near clashes between two feuding groups.
The two clashed over the management of the Alabar Tamale lorry station in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi.
According to our correspondent in Kumasi, the Police got to the scene of the incident around 3 am on Thursday and only called for reinforcements when it became clear the tension could escalate into bloody clash.
The Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Juliana Obeng said the police “gathered intelligence that there was going to be some kind of unrest over here.”
She continued“… So we moved in with personnel including the divisional district personnel, and then support from the regional headquarters, to maintain law and order.”
ASP Obeng stressed that the situation was under control and “the only thing we have here is reinforcements from the police to ensure that we continue to keep that space we had in the past.”
The same groups in question clashed in March 2017, injuring six people while several properties were damaged.
African Eye Report
