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National Security apparatus doing its
best to bring peace to Bawku
Bawku (U/E) June 25, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Patrick Kwarteng
Acheampong and Major General Samuel Odotei, Chief of Army
Staff, on Wednesday said the Government and the National
Security apparatus were doing their best to bring lasting
peace to Bawku before the December Elections.
They said President John Agyekum Kufuor had been meeting
Security chiefs to discuss the situation and had directed
that everything be done to support the Security Personnel in
Bawku so that they could work effectively to bring peace to
the area.
The IGP and Chief of Army Staff said this when they
interacted with various groups during their visit to Bawku
to assess the situation on the ground and to meet with the
Security Personnel deployed there.
They said as part of measures to aid the security, one more
armoured car would be sent to Bawku to add to the two that
were already being used and that 20 out of 52 vehicles that
were given to the Police for nationwide service would also
be sent to Bawku to help with patrol duties. The soldiers
and Policemen deployed there would also be given raincoats
to protect them during this rainy season.
They appealed to all Ghanaians to engage in peace moves and
to encourage the people of Bawku to stop fighting and to use
dialogue to solve their problems.
They said while the National Security apparatus did its
best, much would depend on the people, and stressed the need
to convince them to cooperate with the Government and the
Security Personnel to bring peace to the area.
They noted that peace was needed for development to take
place and the conflict had not only stalled the progress of
development in Bawku but had become a major preoccupation
that had drawn attention from other important national
assignments.
Since last Saturday when the conflict started again after a
man, who went in search of his missing horse was killed, 13
people have been killed while five others, who suffered
various degrees of injury are responding to treatment at the
Bolgatanga Hospital.
Bawku Municipality had only four hours of freedom on
Wednesday as the curfew hours have been extended to begin
from 1200 noon 0800 hours. People had to rush out at 08.00
hours to do brisk business, selling and buying food in order
to be ready to go indoors after noon.
GNA.
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