Ambrose Derry, the Minister of the Interior, has on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, renewed the curfew hours imposed on Bimbilla Township.
The renewed curfew, according to a statement signed by the minister on Tuesday, starts from 8 pm to 4 am with effect from Monday, August 28.
The statement re-emphasized government’s appreciation to the chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth and people of the area, for their efforts in ensuring peace and tranquility following the recent developments.
It urged all aggrieved persons in the area to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of their conflicts and disputes and cautioned all residents in the township against carrying arms, amunitions or any offensive weapon and said: “any persons found with any arms or ammunitions will be arrested and prosecuted.â€
Meanwhile, residents of Bimibilla in the Northern Region have complained that the curfew on the township which has lasted for close to a decade has affected their socio-economic activities in the town since no business activity is permitted in the area at night.
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The dusk-to-dawn curfew was placed on the town following protracted chieftaincy conflicts in the area which claimed 30 lives.
Ten additional lives have also been lost since February 2017.
Speaking in a radio interview, a resident of the town appealed to the Ministry of Interior to review the hours to ease their plight.
“We are appealing to the Interior Ministry to come to our aid by reviewing the curfew hours, our businesses are suffering, and the socio-economic lives of the people are affected. We want the interior minister to provide security at the various palaces and allow the innocent citizens of Bimbilla to go about their normal businesses.†he said.
Meanwhile, the District Chief Executive for Bimbilla Abdulai Yaqoub has vowed to do everything possible to ensure lasting peace in the area.
This follows a pledge by the feuding factions to support the DCE to succeed in that regard.
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