Ethnic clashes kill 8 in Ghana's north

ABUJA, Nigeria

Ethnic clashes have killed eight people in Ghana's north, said an official on Wednesday.

Abdul-Razak Tahiru, the governor of Chereponi region of the West African nation, told local media that scores of people were also injured in the violence between the Konkomba and Chokosi ethnic groups.

Tahiru said security teams have been dispatched to the region to restore the order.

More than 5,000 people have fled the area because of the ongoing conflict between the two ethnic groups since Dec. 31.

Clashes had begun in May 2018 due to a land dispute.