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Rival Factions In Old Tafo Burn Down Churches And A Mosque As Clashes Over Cemetery Ownership Escalate

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This is unbelievable. Irate clashes, burnt places of worship, dead people- all for a place to put the dead. Nobody realises the irony?
The Muslim community and traditional authorities in Old Tafo in the Ashanti Region are currently embroiled in a bitter dispute over ownership of a cemetery in the area. Apparently, the Muslims are attempting to build a fence around the cemetery as they claim its theirs, but authorities are resisting, and this has led to numerous clashes in the community.

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