Conflict

Few years ago, the Buduburam Refugee Camp was under constant attack by unknown men. These attackers were later on known to be Ghanaians. They have their reason of attacking camp residents. They used to attack with spears and cutlasses. Buduburam Camp is located between Kasoa and Winneba on the high way to the road leading to Accra, the capital city of Ghana. This piece of land was to Liberian s that fled from Liberia due to the outbreak of civil war in Liberia. Immediately after the 1997 election which bought former president Charles Taylor to power, the Ghanaians insisted that Liberians should go back home and release their land. These Ghanaians who were claiming the land did not get any backing from their government. The government declared that Liberians who do not want to return home due insecurity should live on the Refugee camp without disturbance. It was against this background that these people used to attack the Camp. Residents who live on the outskirts of the Camp used to feel the weight. Those attackers used to creep in the night and use the speak to hit people in the house. To catch them was very difficult because they did not come to the center of the Camp. During this period of time, my mother and I deserted our house and went to stay with some people who live in the center of the Camp. More people who could afford to live in the Ghanaians' community left the camp due to this inhuman behavior. Unfortunately for the attackers, one night the Buduburam guards arrested a Ghanaian with spear on the outskirts of the refugee Camp and was turned over to the police. This situation really worried more people at that moment because the peace that we used to enjoy was taken away and more people thought that we were about to face the second in exile where we believe to be safer. This conflict came to an end when UNHCR and the Ghanaian government put in place a group called neighborhood watch team to assist the police in maintaining law and order on the refugee Camp and its environs. Now, we are enjoying peace.

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