Nearly two months after a violent attack claimed the lives of two men in Abunyanya in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region, grief and unanswered questions continue to haunt their families.
At a press conference on March 24, 2026, members of the Binajub clan struggled to hold back tears as they recounted the events of February 1, 2026 a dawn they say changed their community forever.
According to the clan, Uninkpel Balatob Gabuja and Tananje Tayon were killed in their homes around 3:30 a.m. following tensions over a borehole project on family land.
What began as a disagreement the previous day reportedly escalated into violence hours after police and military personnel intervened to calm the situation.
Family members say they sensed danger that night and made frantic calls for security assistance, but help allegedly arrived too late.
Beyond the loss of the two men, the community says the attack left six houses burnt, two motorbikes destroyed, and several small retail shops reduced to ashes deepening both emotional and economic wounds.
“These were not just names,” a spokesperson for the clan, Foster Kwasi Danna, told the media. “They were fathers, brothers, sons men with families who depended on them. Their deaths have left a vacuum that can never truly be filled.”
Relatives describe sleepless nights, children asking difficult questions, and women still afraid to stay alone after dark. The scars of that early morning, they say, are not only physical but deeply psychological.
The Binajub clan is expressing frustration that nearly two months after the incident, no arrests have reportedly been made despite a petition to the Oti Regional Police Command.
“We believe in the laws of Ghana,” Mr. Danna said. “But justice delayed is justice denied. We are pleading for swift investigations and prosecution so that our families can begin to heal.”
The clan has appealed to the Minister for the Interior and the Inspector-General of Police to intervene and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
For now, in Abunyanya, two homes remain without fathers and sons and a community waits, hoping that justice will bring some measure of peace.
By Nadra Mohammed
