Some armed men believed to be members of the Western Togoland secession group, the political wing of “Homeland Study Group Foundation” seeking independence from Ghana, on Friday, September 25 attacked the Aveyime and Mepe Police Stations in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.
The group is said to have attacked the Police stations as a warning signal because they have been yearning to become a sovereign nation but all their attempts have been foiled.
The armed men blocked some major roads and burnt lorry tyres on the ECOWAS road at Tademe, some kilometres away from the Sogakope Bridge in the South Tongu District impeding vehicular movement amidst claims that parts of the Oti and Volta Regions are within their territory.
Commenting on the issue on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', seasoned journalist Kwesi Pratt condemned the protesters for carrying out such actions.
He registered his displeasure with the behaviour of the group saying ''I don't support this trans-Volta Togoland issue. It won't help Ghana. It won't help the residents and all of us. There is no sense in it; it'll have dire consequences on Ghana.''
Mr. Pratt also called on all Ghanaians to unite and kick against the secessionist group, stressing ''this is not something to be tolerated''.
Meanwhile, the Police have arrested about 20 persons associated with the attacks.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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WHEN SECURITY AGENTS STROKE AT AYAWASE ON INTELLIGENCE GTHERED DURING THE BY-ELECTIONS, SOME CLAIMED THAT THE NATIONAL SECURITY CLAIME WAS NOT TRUE. THERE WERE NO INTENDED PLOT FOR CHAOS. NOW MANY OF SUCH PEOPLE ARE BLAMING THE SECURITY FOR NOT ACTING EARY ENOUGH. IF THE SECURITY HAD ACTED EARLY WITHOUT THE WHOLE NATION WITNESSING THE DIABOLIC ACTION OF THE SECESSIONIST GROUP THE OPPOSITION AND THEIR APARRATCHIKIS WOULD HAVE CLAIMED IT WAS FALSE AND A PLOY OF GOVERNMENT TO CREATE INSTABILITY IN THEIR STRONGHOLD. IT WAS GOOD THE SECURITY ALLOWED GHNANIANS TO WITNESS IT TO BILIEVE WHAT THE GROUP INTENDED TO DO. KWESI PRATT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO BLAME THE GOVERNMENT.
More chiefs, opinion leaders religious leaders, opposition Politicians must condemn the violent action of the so called secessionist groups. They are few disgruntled and politically misoriented and individual criminals exploring some elements of history to cause crime. Who do not have history. There used to be Ghana, Songhai and Mali Empires in the past. There was Bono Gyaman kingdom which is now divided into Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Mosi, Grusi, Banda Nzima, Konkomba, Grumas, Kusaasi, Mampurusi, Nchumurus, Basares, and all the tribes along the boarders of Ghana also find themselves to be in either Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo. In fact the Asantes who are deeply located in the heart of Ghana can claim to have some of their kinsmen outside the boarders in Ghana. Some Ivorians trac their roots to Asantes. There are people in Seychelles Island who are descendants of Asantes. Some Fantes may claim to have some of their kinsmen beyond the sea or in the sea. So what are these Ghana Togolese talking about. They should allow us to think. They should see themselves as fully Ghanaians and stop calling themselves Western Togolese and stop sabotaging the progress of Ghana. It is this type of posture they hold that cause some other Ghanaians to see them as unpatriotic and disloyal. They have made themselves strangers and so become parasites' in the eyes of many Ghanaians. Their loyalty to Ghana is doubtful and so become suspicious in the eyes of everybody. The right minded people in the Volta region must condemn this secessionist action in no uncertain terms to win back the trust of their fellow countrymen in Ghana. Ewes must avoid exploration to get bad name for themselves.
John Mahama is behind all these Secessionist Group who want to bring troubles in Ghana .