{"id":141030,"date":"2024-01-19T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/women-protest-against-military-intervention-in-bawku\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T12:45:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T12:45:23","slug":"women-protest-against-military-intervention-in-bawku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/women-protest-against-military-intervention-in-bawku\/","title":{"rendered":"Women protest against military intervention in Bawku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A group of women in the Bawku township on Friday, staged a protest, alleging brutality by military personnel against residents.<\/p>\n<p>In a video, hundreds of women were observed chanting, \u201cWe don\u2019t need them [the military], we want them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protest was sparked by reported incidents on Thursday evening when soldiers allegedly entered the Bawku township and discharged firearms indiscriminately, resulting in casualties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1010329 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-19-122030.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1431\" height=\"732\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not been able to verify the number of people that are injured. After the military fired, some of the people have dispersed, and some of them are still there protesting and the injured have been taken to the Vineyard Hospital,\u201d one resident told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1010328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-19-121959.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1434\" height=\"708\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>It was reported that unknown gunmen fired into a group of people at the community centre on Wednesday, resulting in the death of two persons, while four others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! \ud83c\udf10\ud83d\udcf0 #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of women in the Bawku township on Friday, staged a protest, alleging brutality by military personnel against residents. 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