FULANI HERDSMEN SHOOTS FARMER (Page 43)

Story: A. Kofoya-Tetteh, Koforidua

FARMER who mustered courage to challenge a Fulani herdsman who had allegedly set fire to the farmer’s farm paid dearly for his act when the herdsman opened fire on him.
The incident, which occurred in the Aserebu-Aboabo Nyadua Electoral Area in the Fanteakwa District in the Eastern Region last Thursday, resulted in the farmer, who was only identified as Narh, sustaining serious wounds on both legs.
Narh, who had the bullets lodged in the legs and was bleeding profusely, was first sent to the District Hospital at Begoro and then referred to the St Joseph’s Hospital in Koforidua, where he is undergoing treatment.
In a telephone interview, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Fanteakwa, Mr Ebenezer Ofoe Caesar, said on February 7, Narh realised that part of his farm was burning, so he rushed there and saw the Fulani herdsman wielding a gun and standing by.
He said when Narh enquired from the herdsman whether he was the one who had set fire to his farm, the herdsman became offended.
He said Narh, realising that the herdsman could harm him, decided to run away but the herdsman shot Narh, after which the former fled into the bush.
According to the DCE, he had to personally send Narh, who was hit in both legs, to the District Hospital at Begoro, from where he got transferred to the St Joseph’s Hospital in Koforidua for treatment.
When contacted on the issue, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Felix Asare Darko, confirmed the case and said the police were carrying out investigations to apprehend the Fulani herdsman to bring him to justice.