15 injured as suspected land guards assault residents at Abura Abakrampa

Fifteen persons have been injured as land guards allegedly assaulted some residents and destroyed their buildings at Abakrampa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region.

According to the residents, they were at their houses and building sites when suspected land guards armed with weapons such as pistols, cutlasses, shockers, and pepper spray stormed the area and vandalized their properties.

The land guards also beat up the masons and others who were working at the sites.

According to some residents, these suspected land guards have been harassing them regularly without any provocation in the Abura Abakrampa Community.

The residents claimed the land guards were always armed and had been in the community for months.

Some residents added that their properties, such as palm trees and cocoa plants, had been destroyed without their knowledge.

They blame the Paramount Chief of Abura Abakrampa for all the incidents.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Abura Abakrampa and Paramount Chief of Abura Traditional Area, Nana Otu VII, has responded to these allegations, stating that the suspected land guards are military personnel assigned to provide security for him.

The Chief mentioned that a court had instructed residents to vacate some portions of Abakrampa land hence the move by the group.

According to them, they will fight back against the land guards if no action is taken against the brutalities.

They are appealing to the Inspector General of Police, President Akufo-Addo, the National Security Coordinator, the National House of Chiefs, and the Central Regional House of Chiefs to intervene urgently, as the maltreatment and harassment by the land guards are beyond their endurance.

Residents expressed frustration that despite several reports to the Abura Dunkwa Police Command, no action has been taken.