A renewed bitter rivalry between two notorious gangs in the
northern regional capital, Tamale, has led to at least 10 members with cutlass
injuries.
Members of two rival gangs based in Changli and
Dagbondabba Fong all in Tamale Central according to reports, engaged in an open
cutlass fight Saturday evening at the Tamale Jubilee Park near the regional
Police Headquarters, leading to the injuries.
It is not clear what caused the fight but sources and
eyewitnesses at the scene claim, the fight was triggered following a prolonged
misunderstanding between leaders of the gangs over who was more qualified to
use the nickname “K2”.
For close to two hours, MyNewsGh.com learnt,
members of the two gangs butchered one another in the open brawl, bringing all
roads around the jubilee park to a standstill as many fled for their lives.
A video posted by an eyewitness, dozens of the gang
members are seen advancing towards one another. A loud noise is heard and a
scene appeared to show one gang retreating while the other mounts a chase.
“This open cutlass fight involving several children
belonging to these factions spread to the passport office area as well as Obiara
sitting place, leading to people running helter-skelter for their lives”, one
eyewitness said on Facebook.
The source added, “not even the presence of the
police headquarters could scare these primary and junior high school children
from butchering each other”.
MyNewsGh.com gathered
that the violence was quelled by a group of local men from the neighborhood who
seized several machetes other deadly weapons after attacking the fighting
gangs.
The police is yet to comment on the incident.
Gang violence is common in Tamale, the Northern
Regional capital.
Between 2017 and 2019, more than seven people were
reportedly killed in gang violence in several parts of the town, with most of
the death occurring inside the Aboabo and Nyohani forests.
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