What started as a disagreement between Bimbagu, the majority, and Naniik, the minority, over the elevation of sub-chief Naniik Daana to paramountcy status in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District of the North East Region has escalated into violence, leaving hundreds displaced.
About a month ago, the youth of Bimbagu petitioned the National House of Chiefs not to confirm the nomination and gazette of Naniik Daana for elevation as a paramount chief.
They expressed their dissatisfaction with how the Mamprugu Traditional Council and the North East Regional House of Chiefs were handling the matter.
According to the youth, the Naniik chief is under the Bimbagu chief, hence the Naniik chief cannot be promoted to paramountcy while the Bimbagu chief remains demoted.