Bawku Conflict

Bawku: 2 Killed In Separate Attacks As Death Toll Now 35
17 Dec

Bawku: 2 Killed In Separate Attacks As Death Toll Now 35

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Following attacks by unidentified gunmen at two separate locations in Bawku, two people have been killed. The incidents occurred amidst ongoing tensions in the area, which have seen a resurgence of violence in recent months. One of the victims, Moro Aziz, a mentally unstable man from Gozesi, a suburb of Bawku, reportedly wandered towards the Bawku cemetery, where he was killed. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, but it marks another tragic loss in the conflict-ridden town. The second victim, identified as Kasim, was killed in Daduri, another suburb of Bawku, while attempting to move to a different location.…
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Gov’t Reviews Bawku Curfew
25 Jan

Gov’t Reviews Bawku Curfew

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The Ministry of Interior has reviewed the curfew hours in the Bawku municipality to between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am. The revision takes effect from Thursday, January 25, 2024. This was contained in a statement signed by Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery. “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. Meanwhile, government has called on the chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth and people of the…
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Silence The Guns – National Chief Imam Appeals For Peace In Bawku
22 Jan

Silence The Guns – National Chief Imam Appeals For Peace In Bawku

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Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, spokesperson of the National Chief Imam has called for calm in Bawku in the Upper East region. Speaking on behalf of the Chief Imam on JoyNews’ The Probe, January 21, he noted that the ongoing conflict in the area was a matter of grave concern for the National Chief Imam and he as well as they have kinsmen in the area. There is rising tension in the Bawku area once again following the killing of three young men in the area allegedly by military officers. According to eye witnesses, the young men had not done anything to warrant their…
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