.THE Upper West Region branch of the Bunkprugu Yunyoo Students Union has appealed for calm among the various factions in the recent clashes in Sayeeyu, a suburb of Nakpanduri in the Northern Region.
The appeal followed a clash between the Bauk and the Tanmung clans in the Bunkprugu Yunyoo District.
In a statement signed by the President of the union, Mr Patrick Yenteeb, the union expressed regret that despite the efforts of the union in collaboration with religious and opinion leaders, the two factions still saw each other as adversaries.
“In fact after both factions had pledged their support towards peace, we were dismayed to hear of the unfortunate incidence where a number of houses were burnt with an old lady being killed.
“We therefore deem this situation as unfortunate and call on all well-meaning people from the district, especially prominent and educated people from the respective clans, to make concerted efforts to talk to their own people to lay down their arms,” the statement added.
It also condemned the reportage of the incident in certain media circles, which the union described as misleading and unethical.
The statement, therefore, called on the media to be very circumspect in what they fed the general public.
“We want to invite those interested in resolving conflicts to contact the union and other opinion leaders, since we have a researched document on the causes and resolution of conflict,” the statement concluded.
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