The District Security Council (DISEC) at Kwabre East and traditional leaders have banned ‘soloku’ (merrymaking) and wake keeping in the Ahwiaa Community in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region.
Dozens were injured while properties worth hundreds of Ghana cedis destroyed on Saturday February 3, 2018 after youth from the Zongo community and indigenous Ashantis were involved in bloody clashes.
The fight ensued with the two sides attacking each other with machetes and other weapons after the Ashantis prevented the Zongo youth from participating in a burial and funeral rites of a deceased lady.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Kwabre East District Nana Osei Asibbey Bonsu, in an interview with Abusua Fm’s Osei Kwadwo after DISEC and traditional leaders at Ahwiaa had a meeting said, a ban has been imposed on ‘soloku’ and wake keeping in the community.
According to him, DISEC and the traditional leaders will work to prevent an escalation of the tensions in the community.
“Since we don’t want to see any clash again in the Ahwiaa community, DISEC and traditional leaders have banned soloku and wake keeping. Even where is a funeral in the community, the moment the family head will leave the place the machines will also go off. We will maintain security presence here in order to ensure law and order” he said.
Nana Osei Asibbey Bonsu charged police to go after those dealing in hard drugs in the community.
