Two Peoples have been reported dead and five others injured after a confrontation between the locals and security Personnel at Yannah Village in Ibrahim Kamara, representing 063 in Karene.

Updating the house of Parliament on the iss, the lawmaker claimed the incident occurred on the 12th and 13th of July , this year. He later informed Politico that security forces led by the military were in the Chiefdom accompanying the newly elected paramount Chiefdom (PC) Kandeh Bamba 11, a former police officer, And later, he got a report of an attack on the people from a rival village of the newly elected paramount Chief.

He said the other village had earlier petitioned the elected of the chief in a court, but lost the case.

The lawmakers alleged that the two deaths resulted from gunshots discharged by the security forces arguing that the Villagers do not have guns. However, that is yet to be confirmed by medics.

The MP said tha one Fasineh Sesay, a youth from the Village , died on the way to the Kamakwie government hospital while one of the the hospitalised persons in critical Conditions also later died.

However, a statement from the Sierra Leone Police indicated that the security Personnel led by the Provincial Secretary of North-west Region, Prince Sorieba, and other stakeholders went to escorts the elected paramount chie and unveil him to his people and Chiefdom authorities in santander towns S protocol demands but that they met strong resistance from the people ” With an unauthorised roadblocks mounted and sharp objects placed on the road so as to stop the free movement of Vehicles .”

The statement said after the unveiling ceremony, the team which comprised the district security Coordinator of Karene and security forces , was again attacked by the inhabitants Yannah Village, during which the Coordinator’s vehicle was vandalised and some security Personnel seriously injured