Togbe Dadzawa III, the Paramount Chief of the Shia Traditional Area in the Ho Municipality, along with his elders, has stepped in to mediate the conflict between the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the residents of Shia.
On Friday, November 15, residents of the border town clashed with armed GIS officers at around 4pm.
This confrontation followed an earlier disagreement between one of the GIS officers and some Okada (commercial motorcycle) riders, who are residents of the community.
The mediation is scheduled for Tuesday, 19 November, at the chief’s palace in the community.
The Volta Regional Command of the GIS and youth leaders are expected to attend the mediation.
Residents have noted that the violence stemmed from a personal issue involving a junior GIS officer stationed in the community and a woman who is an indigenous resident of Shia.
one of the Okada riders alleged that the officer was engaged in sexual intercourse with the woman.
During the act, the woman was said to be mourning loudly, which attracted the attention of the Okada riders.
The incident reportedly took place in a house near the Okada riders’ station on Thursday, 14 November.
According to eyewitnesses, the woman’s loud cries drew the attention of the riders, who then intervened
