Andrews Asiedu Tetteh, a security analyst, has opined that the Bawku conflict has progressed beyond chieftaincy and land disputes to a revenge conflict.
He stated that the conflict’s dynamics, which were previously focused on land and chieftaincy issues, have shifted, with factions engaging in revenge activities.
To this end, he believes that the approach to conflict resolution must change in order to ensure long-term peace and stability.
Speaking on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, the analyst stated that the conflict has become difficult for Ghans to deal with, despite the large sums of money invested.
“The Bawku conflict has shifted from the zone of chieftaincy and land disputes to a revenge conflict.”
”The dynamics of the Bawku conflict are multifaceted, including economic, revenge, corruption, political, and so on. “You’ll need a multifaceted approach to deal with it,” he said.
When asked why we have been unable to address the crisis, he identified conflict entrepreneurs who profit from these conflicts and do not want them to end due to the trade in illegal guns and other offensive weapons.
”Some people who are classified as conflict entrepreneurs profit from conflicts. Someone in Accra may trade with people in Bawku by giving them three guns in exchange for ten cows, and such a person will use any means necessary to prolong the conflict. The conflict also allows government officials to inflate costs. So, if three soldiers are to be fed, it will be increased to ten or twenty-five. So the budget for the Bawku conflict enabled people to steal from our resources. As a result, such people will not support the resolution of the conflict.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.copm/Ghana
