The Volta Regional Security Council has said that it has invited the Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to help in apprehending the perpetrators of Friday’s shooting at Alavanyo-Dzogbedze.

According to the Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, even though they are keeping the situation under control, they also needed to find the perpetrators and deal with them according to the law.

A 43-year-old man was killed on Friday around 3 pm at Alavanyo after he had stepped out to attend to a project.

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His death adds to three the number of persons who have been killed in May 2017 despite the tight security in the area.

It will be recalled that earlier this month, a 15-year-old boy Prince Ankutse was shot dead. A middle-aged woman was also killed by some unknown persons.

Many have attributed the recent deaths in the area to the conflict between the Alavanyo and Nkonya communities over land.

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Residents of Nkoya and Alavanyo have been fighting for years over a piece of land. The fighting has led to several deaths and destruction of properties.

The government is threatening to take over the piece of land but some of the chiefs at the centre of the feud have rejected the proposal.

Residents in Alavanyo are furious about the death of the man but have ruled out reprisal attack.