The government has sent a thousand (1000) special forces from the Ghana Armed Forces to Bawku in the Upper East Region.
Following this week’s shooting attack on an immigration officer, the forces have decided to tighten security in the troubled area.
The Upper Eastern Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, stated that the forces will also help in the investigation into the murderers who are still at large in an interview with Joy FM in Accra.
“REGSEC, we are intensifying, government is helping us by bringing in Special Forces to Bawku, about 1,000 of them both police and soldiers.”
He added that “some are already at Bawku. Camps are already being built to house these soldiers.”
He claims that additional steps have been taken to enhance regional security, but he made no further mention of them.
Mr. Yakubu urged members of the public and members of civil society to share any information they may have about the incident.
He asserts that Bawku authorities are working around the clock to make arrests even though none have yet been made.
“I can tell you that we are in control of the situation. Government is helping us otherwise it would have been worse than this,” he assured.
Mahama Ayariga, a member of parliament for Bawku Central, has denounced the assault on GIS employees that took place on April 3, 2023.
“This is most reprehensible and should not be repeated again. An investigation into the matter must be conducted and the perpetrators brought to book,” the April 4 release read.
Mr. Ayariga also offered his condolences to the deceased’s family and used the occasion to implore the government to continue working to bring the neighborhood back to peace and tranquility.
Relatively, Sam Nartey George, the Ningo Prampram representative for the NDC, has criticized the Ghana Armed Forces for avoiding the conflict in Bawku.
He claimed that GAF members are purposefully staying away from the conflict zone.
He claimed on the Big Issue on Accra-based TV3 that the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior, which made the decision to travel to Bawku to ascertain for themselves what the actual situation on the ground was, was unable to receive protection from the Military.
