{"id":751596,"date":"2019-11-25T14:38:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T14:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/25\/3-dead-others-injured-in-chieftaincy-dispute-in-oti-region\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T14:38:41","slug":"3-dead-others-injured-in-chieftaincy-dispute-in-oti-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/25\/3-dead-others-injured-in-chieftaincy-dispute-in-oti-region\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Dead, Others Injured In Chieftaincy Dispute in Oti Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Three people have been killed whilst three others are in critical condition following a deadly shooting incident in the newly created Oti Region.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred during a funeral which was also used as an enstoolment ceremony at Pai Katanga.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the victims reportedly died on the spot whilst the other three are in critical condition at the Worawora Government Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>One of those in critical condition is said to be a chief called Nana Kofi Baafi I.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what sparked the shooting but <strong><em>DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> is picking information that a faction that is opposing the enstoolment of a new chief attempted to disrupt the programme and deadly weapons were used in the process around 1 pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Police subsequently deployed more personnel to the area to maintain law and order.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists, chiefs and other people who were at the concurrent ceremonies were said to have hidden in a room at the palace of the Paramount Chief, Nana Diawuo Bediako II, to avoid being shot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three people have been killed whilst three others are in critical condition following a deadly shooting incident in the newly created Oti Region. 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