North East Region: Interior Minister reviews curfew hours for Walewale

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak,  has reviewed the curfew hours for Walewale and its environs in the North East Region to  8:00 pm to 5:00 am effective Thursday, February 27, 2025.

The earlier hours started from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

A statement issued by the Interior Ministry on Thursday, February 27 stated that the Minister acted on the advice of the North East Regional Security Council

In the statement, 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.

“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 statement said.

North East Region: Govt lifts curfew on Chereponi and Bunkpurugu

The curfew was imposed on the area following the surged cases of gun attacks on passengers and burning of buses in the Walewale-Wulugu enclave of the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway.

Between February 11 and February 15, about 13 travellers including an infant were killed with three buses burned to ashes in those areas, prompting the Ministry of Interior to impose a curfew.

Interior Ministry imposes curfew on Walewale and its environs