Government has renewed its curfew at Bawku in the Upper East Region.
The curfew was renewed through an Executive Instrument.
Per the directive, movement is expected to cease from 8 pm to 8 am daily, effective Wednesday, December 29.
“There is a total ban on all persons in the afore-mentioned communities, and their environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The directive comes after gunshots were fired
in the early hours of Monday, December 27, 2021.
The incident caused the death of some individuals and the destruction of properties in the township.
Interior Minister Ambrose Dery in the statement said government is calling “on the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
