The Minister for the Interior has, by Executive Instrument, renewed the curfew hours imposed on Alavanyo and Nkonya townships and their environs in the Oti Region from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. effective Sunday, February 26, 2023. The Ministry has expressed its appreciation to the chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth, …
Read More »Seven people killed in renewed ethnic clashes at Bawku
A renewed ethnic clash in Bawku in the Upper East Region has claimed seven lives in a clash between Kusasis and Mamprusis. According to a report by citinewsroom.com, the alleged killing of an old man at Natinga on Saturday, December 17, 2022, resulted in sporadic gunshots leaving five persons dead. …
Read More »Sagong community burnt over renewed clashes between Anufors and Konkombas
A community, within Chereponi in the North East Region, Sagong, has been burnt to the ground following renewed clashes between the Anufors and the Konkombas in the area. The clash believed to be a result of a five-year conflict over a parcel of land which is located between Gbalo (an …
Read More »One dead, 5 arrested in renewed disturbances at Kandiga-Doba
At least one person has died and five(5) suspects arrested in connection with a renewed clash between Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region. There were sporadic gunshots between the two communities last night, which threatened the safety of road users …
Read More »Bawku: 5 arrested over killing of four persons in renewed gunfight
Five persons have been arrested by the Bawku divisional police command in the Upper East Region in connection with renewed ethnic conflict that have claimed the lives of four persons. Even though the police are yet to unravel the cause of the disturbances, sporadic gunshots ensued among ethnic groups in …
Read More »Three allegedly shot dead in renewed clashes at Bawku
Three persons have been reportedly shot dead in what appears to be renewed clashes between some Kusasis and Mamprusis in the Old Kariama Market area of Nyatinga in the Bawku municipality last night. This comes barely days after the West Africa Centre for Counter-Terrorism and Extremism 2022 report pointed to …
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