Following the shootings in the region, the Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has prohibited the wearing of smocks in Bawku township.
The decision was made during a pivotal REGSEC meeting on Wednesday, November 24.
The Council said in a statement, “Following REGSEC’s decision at the emergency meeting, the wearing of smocks in Bawku Township has been banned with immediate effect. This was necessitated by the fact that criminals or unscrupulous elements hide arms and ammunition in smocks and attack opponents or innocent civilians,”
On the advice of the Upper East Regional Security Council and via an Executive Instrument, the Ministry of the Interior imposed a curfew on Bawku Municipality and its surrounds in the Upper East Region.
The curfew will be in force from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
The curfew was imposed in response to the danger of instability in the affected neighborhoods, according to a statement.
“Government calls on the 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.
“Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the afore-mentioned communities and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon, and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted,” the statement added.
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SOURCE: 3NEWS
