Security forces deployed to the Nkwanta South Municipality face grave allegations of torture and arson following a two-day operation in the Akyode communities of Keri and Gekorong.
Residents report that between March 18 and 19, 2026, personnel tasked with peacekeeping instead subjected women to physical abuse and systematically burnt farmlands, leaving the district in a state of humanitarian crisis.
What began as a mission to restore order after the killing of two Challa individuals has reportedly devolved into a campaign of brutality against Keri and Gekorong.
Residents allege that security personnel targeted women for physical assault, in some cases rubbing pepper into open wounds.
Beyond the physical violence, soldiers systematically burnt farm shelters and structures, destroying the community’s livelihoods.
In Gekorong, the situation was equally dire. Families were forced to flee into the bush as security forces allegedly discharged heavy gunfire indiscriminately throughout the village.
The Akyode people are now questioning the neutrality of the security personnel deployed to the region.
While long-standing land and chieftaincy disputes involving the Adele, Challa, and Akyode tribes have kept the area on edge, residents argue that the government’s intervention has become a form of persecution.
Akyode community leaders are demanding an immediate intervention to address the escalating violence.
They are calling on the government of Ghana to launch an independent investigation into the conduct of security units in Nkwanta South, while urging the Ministry of Gender to provide medical and psychological support for abused women.
Additionally, they have appealed to human rights organisations to document these violations and ensure that peacekeeping operations are not used as a cover for state-sanctioned violence.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
