The Ministry of Interior has reviewed the curfew ours on the Bawku municipality to between 6:00pm to 6:00am.
This is contained in a press release issued by the Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery on January 24.
“The Minister for the Interior has on the advice of the Upper East Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument reviewed the curfew hours for Bawku Municipality and its environs from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am to 6:00 pm to 6:00 am effective Thursday, January 25, 2024,” the press release announced.
“Government calls on the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them as well as to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace,” Mr Dery urged.
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Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the Bawku Municipality and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.
Bawku has been in the news lately, following killing incidents recorded there.
Various stakeholders have called for peace to prevail while government puts in measures to address the situation. However, the tension in the area is yet to abate.
