Four persons have lost their lives following a deadly chieftaincy dispute at Enchi in the Western North Region.
According to the police, one other person was injured in the violent clashes.
The Police Service announced in a statement that security has since been beefed up in the palace, the Enchi township and surrounding communities.
“Investigation is ongoing and crime scene experts and reinforcement teams have been dispatched from the National Headquarters in Accra and surrounding Police Regions to support the Western North Regional Police Command”, portions of the statement read.
The police are currently on a manhunt for the perpetrators of this violent attack to face justice.
“We wish to urge the public, in this case, our revered chieftaincy institution which is the embodiment of our customs, traditions and values to use peaceful and due judicial process in resolving differences in order to avoid such needless deaths,” the police added.
