Govt reiterates warning to Bawku residents that there is total ban on possession of arms, ammunition

The Minister for the Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak has reiterated the warning to residents of Bawku that there is a total ban on the possession of arms, ammunition, or offensive weapons in the Bawku Municipality and its surrounding areas.

The Minister warned that individuals found with such items will face arrest and prosecution.

“Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the afore-mentioned communities and their environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted,” the minister said in a statement after renewing the curfew hours imposed on Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region.

The curfew starts from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am effective Monday, March 3, 2025.

The government called on Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them as well as to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace.

Recently, The Minister of Defence Dr Edward Omane Boamah met with the Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga to review the security situation relating to the dispute in Bawku.

Following the meeting, Dr Omane Boamah said that President John Dramani Mahama assured the people that they would continue to follow the comprehensive roadmap to resolve this conflict through traditional means.

In a short statement titled “An Important Meeting Update on Bawku”, he said  “Today, I had the privilege of meeting with Interior Minister Hon. Muntaka Mubarak, the Chief of the Defence Staff, Majority Leader Hon. Mahama Ayariga, and other Members of Parliament at the Ministry of Defence.

“We reviewed the current security situation relating to the dispute in Bawku. As President John Dramani Mahama has assured the people, we will continue to follow the comprehensive roadmap to resolve this conflict through traditional means.

“We must restore peace and stability to Bawku and other communities, and I am determined to support that cause.”

 

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