President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the recent surge in violence in Bawku represents a deliberate attempt to undermine ongoing peace negotiations. Recent peace efforts to end the decades-old inter-tribal conflict appeared to have neared a full agreement until recent fatal attacks, including the killing of a Kusasi chief in the Ashanti Region and […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it has transitioned from peacekeeping to peace enforcement operations in Bawku and surrounding areas. This follows a directive by the President and Commander-in-Chief, John Dramani Mahama. According to the military, the decision became necessary due to the “activities of armed elements that have intermittently resulted in violence, reprisal attacks […]
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a group of armed robbers who shot and killed two police officers at Poyamirea, a community on the outskirts of Binduri in the Upper East Region. According to a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the incident […]
The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces have assured the public of their commitment to restoring peace and stability in Bawku, its surrounding areas, and along the Bolgatanga-Walewale-Tamale highway. In a press release issued on Sunday, the security agencies stated that joint Police and Military teams have been deployed across these areas to […]
More than 4,000 Burkinabes, and some Ghanaians, have fled to seek refuge in Ghana following attacks by suspected terrorists and militants in Burkina Faso. The refugees, mostly women and children, have fled from trouble spots in Burkina Faso, namely: Bugri, Zouga and Asongo, to seek asylum in the Bawku West District in the Upper East […]
Renewed violent clashes in Bawku have claimed seven lives over the weekend. Graphic Online sources suggested that the latest incident was triggered by the alleged killing of an old man at Seenateng, a suburb of Bawku, after some unknown assailants shot him, last Saturday. His son, who also suffered severe gunshot wounds in the attack, is […]
The Bawku Central Constituency Youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu of engaging in vendetta and selective justice, with regards to the prosecution of the Member of Parliament for the area, Mahama Ayariga for tax evasion. According a press release issued by the youth a while […]
