Some 38 victims of the Gbinyiri conflict, mostly women and children, have returned to the Sawla Camp in the Savannah Region, only a few days after resettling in communities at Chenkyere in the Bole District.
According to a myjoyonline.com report of September 11, 2025, the victims, who had earlier been displaced by clashes in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Bole districts, said they were compelled to flee again after receiving information about possible fresh attacks on Chenkyere and nearby villages.
One of the displaced persons, who had been hiding in the bush around Chenkyere, also rushed to the camp after hearing of the looming threat.
“I was hiding in the bush around Chenkyere when I received the information that the people would be attacking Chenkyere and the small villages around, so I decided to run here,” he explained, the report said.
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The returnees described their sources in Bole as ‘very reliable,’ which prompted them to make a sudden U-turn to the camp late at night.
They are reported to have travelled on a tricycle with their children and belongings.
The renewed displacement comes as a setback to efforts by local authorities and humanitarian agencies to reintegrate victims of the Gbinyiri conflict, who had only recently begun returning to their communities after months of living in camps.
Meanwhile, officials are yet to comment on the latest development, though security forces and traditional leaders have been engaging in peace-building efforts to forestall further violence in the Savannah Region.
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