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A Yutong bus carrying 1,800 ammunition has been intercepted at Customs bar\u00adrier at Binguri in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region by the Bawku Divi\u00adsional Police Command, yesterday.<\/p>\n
The driver (name withheld) of the bus, with registration number GW 6471-22, traveling from Ku\u00admasi to Bawku, has been arrested, and the vehicle impounded at the Bawku Divisional Police Com\u00admand.<\/p>\n
A source close to the Division\u00adal Police Command, confirmed the story to the Ghanaian Times, saying the police acted following a tip off, and the driver has been detained for investigations after writing a caution statement.<\/p>\n
According to the source, the ammunition was in the custody of the police, it could say when the driver would be taken to court.<\/p>\n
All attempts by the Times reporter to speak with the Bawku Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commission of Police (ACP) Adamu Seidu, had been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Mamprugu Youth Association (MAYA), in a press release, condemned the transportation of the ammunition, and called on the security agen\u00adcies, particularly the police and Ministry of National Security, to thoroughly investigate the matter.<\/p>\n
A statement signed by Awudu Bagura, President of MAYA, said \u201cWe commend the security agen\u00adcies for their diligence and swift action seizing the bus carrying ammunition.<\/p>\n
The group called for inves\u00adtigations to ascertain the source or origin of the ammunition, individuals or groups involved, and the intended purpose of the consignment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Bagura urged the govern\u00adment and security agencies to in\u00adtensify intelligence gathering and monitor transport routes in the country to prevent the recurrence of the incident.<\/p>\n
He called on the people within the Bawku enclave to remain vigilant and cooperate with law enforcement agencies tasked to ensure peace and security.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strongly emphasise that those found culpable must face the full rigours of the law, to serve as deterrent to others. The safety and security of our communities cannot be compromised\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
The incident happened 10 days after some concerned Bawku Women held a press conference, asking factions embroiled in the Bawku chieftaincy conflict to allow sleeping dogs lie, and resort to legal processes to bring finality to the impasse.<\/p>\n
The Spokesperson for the group, Rasheeda Zanya, said: \u201cAs responsible mothers, we cannot be seen meddling in the affairs of men. We can only advise and plead on their sensibilities to make cool heads prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said \u201cto our dear husbands and sons from both feuding fac\u00adtions, we are pleading with you to lay down your arms and embrace peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs Zanya amplified the call for a \u201c24\/7\u201d security guard on the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom Highway, where according to her, hundreds of passengers had been attacked or killed.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaian Times reported in its Tuesday, November 19, 2024 edition, that two more people were killed, several others suffered gunshot wounds and two houses set ablaze, during violent clashes in Daduri, a suburb of Bawku.<\/p>\n
This brings Bawku\u2019s recent death toll to 25, following the kill\u00ading of an elderly man, who was on his way home from the hospital.<\/p>\n
Six buses, under military escort, were seen transporting people from Bawku to Bolgatanga for safety.<\/p>\n
The clashes have also resulted in closing of some schools and courts, and shuttering businesses.<\/p>\n
Tensions spiked with the re\u00adcent return of a rival chief, Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who had been in exile.<\/p>\n
In response, Ministry of the Interior, has imposed a curfew in the conflict area, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n
The Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, also ordered the clo\u00adsure of some courts in the region, due to the escalating conflict in Bawku, after court staff and judg\u00ades expressed concerns about their safety and security. But, latter the Chief Justice ordered the reopen\u00ading of some the courts.<\/p>\n
\u00a0FROM FRANCIS DABRE DABANG, BAWKU<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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