About 100 people were arrested and 20 guns, 12 catridges and other offensive weapons seized, when a team of policemen and soldiers swooped on Himan, near Prestea at dawn on Wednesday.

The swoop followed a rampage by the youth of Himan last Thursday, December 27, which left two people dead, the chief’s palace vandalized and the District Chief Executive’s (DCE) official vehicle burned.

A caller from Tawkwa, who pleaded anonymity, told the Times in Takoradi that last Thursday the Wassa West DCE, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Ayensu, decided to attend the funeral of the wife of a Mr Amos Amo at Himan.

The rampage, according to the caller, was triggered off by the refusal of Bogoso Gold Limited (BGL), which is operating in the area to contribute towards the welfare of the youth and the silence of the chiefs and elders on the matter.

The caller said co-incidentally, the DCE bumped into the clash and the angry youth called on him to look into their complaint, which he assured them that he would.