Police at Agogo in the Ashanti Region have still not found the severed head of a Fulani herdsman, Mohammed Bello, who was killed on Saturday June 4.
The 24 year old was killed by unknown assailants whiles grazing his cattle at Krosor in the Afram Plains.
The incident has heightened tensions in the area with the indigenes fearing reprisal attacks from the herdsmen.
The killing is seen as a possible retaliation from local farmers who have suffered physical attacks and sometimes sexual assaults at the hands of the Fulani herdsmen, anytime scuffles ensued over the destruction of their farms.
Spokesperson for the Agogo Traditional Council has told Citi News there is heavy military and police presence in the area as the Court is yet to decide on whether or not Fulanis can continue to reside in the vicinity.
Mr. Joseph Nti blamed the violent incidents on the Fulanis whom he accused of breaching the conditions under which the lands were leased to them.
According to him, as part of an agreement, the Fulanis were asked to stay in the neighbourhood peacefully; not to pollute river bodies; not to allow their cattle to feed on the farms of the indigenes.
This however was not to be. He explained that the fulanis in the night will allow their cattle free access to the farms of the indigenes with the animals chewing the crops.
This he said sparked tension between the two groups which has led to the bloody incidents of beheading in the neighbourhood.
He accused the Fulanis of trying to forcefully takeover the land. He said there are 54 forces trying to maintain peace over there.
The Police in the Agogo District have also condemned what they say is the lawlessness being portrayed by elements within both factions.
According to the Police, the beheading is the fourth in a series of murders between Fulanis in the area and the indigenes.
On May 30, three herdsmen were injured in shooting incidents, and are still on admission at the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital.
On June 2, three indigenes went to farm but only one returned with fears the other two may have been killed.
This led to the recent beheading of another Fulani herdsman on June 4 by persons suspected to be indigenes.
The recent beheading has sent shock waves in the neighbourhood with the indigenes unable to go to their farms.
Source: Citifmonline.com/Ghana
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