Tag Archives: Bawku

  Three people were arrested during a special operation in the conflict-hit town of Bawku in the Upper East Region, dailymailgh.com has learned. The joint police and military team targeted criminal dens on Monday, January 31, to apprehend any person suspected to be involved in recent gunshots and killings in …

PLAY VIDEOClick Here to Watch in Twi The Soldiers have been deployed to the Ghana-Burkina Faso border     Soldiers have been deployed to Sapeliga, Pulmakom and Kulungungu near the Ghana-Burkina Faso border, over suspected Jihadists’ attack which has resulted in the death of twelve persons and a few others …

An Accra High Court has finally granted bail to the 12 suspects allegedly involved in the Bawku Chieftaincy disturbances which led to the loss of lives and the destruction of properties. The 12 were granted bail to the tune of 20,000 cedis each with one surety. The decision comes after …

Criminals have taken advantage of the curfew imposed on Bawku and its environs due to the chieftaincy dispute to engage in their nefarious activities. Various reports reveal that the thieves have broken into provision stores, mobile phone shops and pharmacies and made away with monies, flat TVs and mobile phones. …

Bawku has started a new curfew Many Northerners wear smock Unscrupulous persons conceal weapons under smocks Residents of Bawku will henceforth no longer be able to wear smocks as part of security measures put in place to prevent crimes. This, according to the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, is a …

Some gunmen stormed a busy area near the O.A bus terminal in Sabongari, a suburb of Bawku, and shot indiscriminately injuring two people. Sources say, a parcel of land estimated to accommodate two “container stalls” has been in contention between two families in Sagabo and Sabongari. Multiple accounts point to …

A student of the Hariya Junior High School has died after he was shot by suspected robbers at Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East region Monday. The robbers also shot two others including a Brazilian contractor working on the Bolgatanga Pulmakom road and a “Mahama can …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has hinted of plans to beef up security in Bawku and its environs to maintain the peace in the area as well as fight crime. During a 3-day working visit to the Upper East Region, the Police Chief commended officers and men …

Residents of the Upper East region are up in arms against government over the delay in completing the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom Road Project as travellers continue to wail over the distress being experienced on that road and armed robbers also are taking advantage of the terrible condition of the road to unleash …