Armed soldiers deployed to Nalerigu to arrest a purportedly enskinned Bawku Naba and the Overlord of Mamprugu clashed with the town’s youth at midnight.

The attempt by the soldiers followed a warrant issued by a High Court in Bolgatanga for the arrest of the two traditional leaders for their involvement in the enskinment of a new chief last week.

In a press release issued by the Information Ministry on February 15 2023, the government said the act was a clear national security violation and must be condemned.

The statement emphasized that "Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II is the Bawku Naba, duly gazetted and a member of the National and Upper East Regional Houses of Chiefs.”

It therefore, directed the security agencies to arrest and prosecute any other person who held himself out as a Bawku Naba.

According to the source, the military details' arrival on Sunday night, was met with resistance by the angry youth of the town.

The youth had taken over the palaces of the two chiefs, leading to a standoff and subsequent retreat by the soldiers.

The development led the youth to vandalise the police station in the area and a New Patriotic Party office.