The Ministry of the Interior has on the advice of the Upper East Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument reviewed the Curfew on Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region from the current 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 am effective, Monday, September   5, 2022.

The review of the curfew has been a result of the threat to security in the communities concerned.

The government called 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 their environs from carrying arms, ammunition, or any offensive weapon, and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.

This was contained in a statement signed by Hon Ambrose Dery (MP), Minister for the Interior in Accra on Monday, September 5, 2022.