Tensions are escalating in parts of the Greater Accra Region following reports of confrontations between traditional authorities and Christian churches during the ongoing ban on noise-making, which took effect on Monday, May 12, 2025.
Prominent lawyer and Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has issued a stern warning about the growing friction.
In a widely shared statement, he cautioned that Ghana risks a national tragedy if the state does not urgently intervene. "We will soon have a tragedy on our hands if the authorities don't stop traditionalists from lawlessly invading churches in the name of enforcing a ban on noise-making.
We are a nation under law, not tribal religious traditions," Bentil stated.
