The Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, has announced a curfew in Sampa Township within the Jaman North District of the Bono Region, effective from October 24, 2024.
The curfew will run nightly from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM and will continue until further notice.
This decision comes in response to advice from the Bono Regional Security Council, following recent chieftaincy disputes in the area.
In a statement, the government urged local chiefs, community leaders, and residents to maintain peace and use non-violent methods to express their concerns.
Additionally, a complete ban has been placed on carrying weapons, including firearms and ammunition, in Sampa Township. Anyone caught with such items will be arrested and prosecuted, as stated by the Ministry.
A violent altercation in Awutu Bawjiase, located in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, has led to the death of one individual.
The incident took place around 10:45 PM when a group of armed men, suspected to be land guards, attacked the Bawjiase chief’s palace.
This assault occurred just before the planned outdooring ceremony for the new chief, Nai Nana Kwaku Osardu (III), scheduled for the following day.
According to police sources, family members were at the palace preparing for the event when the armed assailants arrived and created chaos.
During the attack, a man in his 30s was fatally shot. This tragic event comes as a shock to the community, which has been entangled in a chieftaincy dispute for the past 25 years. The dispute was finally resolved by the National House of Chiefs earlier this year, raising hopes for peace in Awutu Bawjiase.
The Bawjiase District Police Command is actively working to restore peace and order in the area. Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been sent to the Police Hospital for further examination.
An individual dressed in military attire is said to have stabbed a driver who is linked with the ride-hailing service Bolt, following a disagreement in traffic.
The driver, who experienced substantial blood loss, was subsequently revived by medical professionals at Deseret Hospital in Santa Maria, Accra.
As indicated by reports from Citinewsroom.com, the driver cautioned the purported soldier about his irresponsible driving before the altercation occurred.
Responding to the driver’s warning, the soldier, whose identity remains unknown, attacked the driver and inflicted a stab wound to his head.
Michelle Frimpong, a passenger in the victim’s vehicle, provided an account of the events that unfolded regarding the reported traffic disagreement that resulted in the driver being stabbed.
“There was this 4×4 that was behind us, and he did a wrongful overtake and got in the middle of the road. So then it was too obvious, either we skid off the road or we allow him to use his car to scratch our car. Then the bolt driver stretched out his hand and touched the back of his car. And we said that if you wanted a way, show a trafficator and don’t do wrongful overtaking.
“So just a few minutes later, we saw that they had come to park in front of our car. Then this man came down, opened the door of our car, and pulled the bolt driver out of the car. Then the soldier guy came out of the car, pulled him back and closed the car.
“So it was the people around who said that he was stabbed so when I got out of the passenger’s side I realized blood oozing out of his head. So we had to rush him to the hospital.” Citinewsroom.com quoted him as having said.
The police service is yet to initiate a probe into the matter to establish the facts and deal with the culprit.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital is hosting talks aimed at resolving a diplomatic row with Rwanda and putting an end to a violent conflict in the country’s east.
Former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta and Angola’s President Joo Lourenço are mediating between representatives of the two governments.
This follows a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday.
He has denied backing the M23 rebel group that recently re-launched an offensive that has left tens of thousands of people displaced.
The mediators will also speak to victims of the conflict.
DR Congo’s government is due to meet representatives of various armed groupslater this month in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
