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Bugri Nabu blames Agbogbloshie unrest on political undertones
Nabu also rejected media reports that the conflict was between the Konkombas and Dagombas.
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He made the comments after touring Ghana’s biggest slum to assess the aftermath of Tuesday's conflict and also meet with the community leaders.
Known for his explosive comments, Nabu told the press after his visit that, “It is a political issue started by NDC government [in] 2009 when they picked power.”
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“What they did was very bad…To be honest with you if you look at the case, mobile phone or chop bar [eatery] cannot bring this clash. It is not true, there is something behind it,” he said.
The conflict was reported as a clash between Dagombas and Konkombas but Nabu said it should not be treated as a conflict between the two ethnic groups but as a criminal act.
It is a criminal act that is why it should not be treated as a conflict between Konkombas and Dagombas. It is a criminal, so why should it be treated [as an ethnic conflict], he said.
Two people died after the recent clash while five persons have been arrested, according to the Greater Accra Regional Police Command.
Police is yet to confirm what sparked the bloody conflict but eyewitnesses say it was over a phone theft.
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A joint military and police team have since been deployed to the scene to restore calm.
The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, ASP Effia Tenge said the police retrieved some locally manufactured weapons from the suspects arrested so far over the incident.
Meanwhile, over 30 people have been rendered homeless at Agbogbloshie following the clashes.
Member of Parliament for the area, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, said with the help of his party executives, he was able to obtain temporary accommodation for over 30 people made up mostly of women and children on Tuesday night.
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