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The Ministry of the Interior has extended the curfew in Bawku Municipality and its surrounding areas in the Upper East Region through an Executive Instrument.
Effective Monday, February 17, 2025, the new curfew hours will run from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
A statement signed by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak also announced a total ban on the possession of arms, ammunition, and any offensive weapons in Bawku and its environs. The government warned that individuals found with such weapons would be arrested and prosecuted.
Authorities have urged traditional leaders, elders, youth, and residents to exercise restraint and embrace peaceful dialogue in resolving conflicts.
Similarly, on February 15, 2025, the Interior Ministry imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Walewale and its surrounding communities in the North East Region due to ongoing violent attacks and killings along the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway.
This curfew, effective from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily, aims to restore peace and security in the affected areas.
The renewed curfew follows a series of violent attacks in Bawku, which have resulted in the deaths of four children between January 25 and February 14, 2025.
- On January 25, 2025, 13-year-old Sherif was killed while herding cattle near the Posum-Singnatinga-Possum enclave. The attackers also stole the cattle.
- On February 8, 2025, gunmen disguised in military uniforms stormed a residence in Tensungo, killing a seven-month-old baby, a two-year-old child, and their mother.
- Another attack led to the death of a five-month-old baby, who was killed while in her mother’s arms.
Since the re-emergence of the conflict in October 2024, at least 58 people have lost their lives in Bawku. Armed clashes between combatants continue in the township, with attacks frequently occurring along the Bawku-Bolga-Tamale highway.
Security agencies remain on high alert as authorities work toward restoring peace in the troubled region.
