Following the unrest in Bawku Municipality, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours imposed on township and its environs in the Upper East Region.
The curfew has been renewed from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am effective Monday, March 3, 2025.
In a statement, the Minister has called on 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.
There is also a total ban on all persons in the afore-mentioned communities and their environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon as any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted
