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Government
renews curfew on Bawku Municipality
Bawku, June 2, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Ministry of the Interior has on the advice of the Upper East
Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and by Executive
Instrument, renewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku
Municipality and its environs for another one week with
effect from June 2, 2008.
The curfew hours remain unchanged from 1800 hours to 0600.
A statement signed by Mr Obiri Boahen, Minister of State at
the Interior Ministry, said though calm had been restored to
Bawku Municipality, Zabugu,
Zoosi,
Binduri and Pusiga townships, the curfew had to be
re-imposed to enable the security agencies to monitor the
situation to ensure that the security of the area affected
was not in any way compromised.
The release said the Government was making a passionate
appeal to all the factions in the dispute to join the
National Peace Council to find a permanent and lasting peace
in the area.
It said the Government would like to reiterate that the ban
on all persons in the Bawku Municipal Area, Zabugu, Binduri,
Pusiga and Zoosi townships and their environs from carrying
arms, ammunitions or any offensive weapons still remained in
force and any person found with arms or ammunition would be
arrested and prosecuted.
GNA
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