Tag: Bawku Conflict
Bawku Conflict: Death Toll Reaches 21 After One More Killed
A tragic escalation of violence in Bawku has claimed another life as a Bolga-Bawku driver, identified as Maadi, was killed and his vehicle set ablaze on Saturday, November 2. This incident raises the recent death toll to 21 and has triggered renewed gunfire in the area. The conflict, previously subdued, intensified with the return…
Bawku Conflict: Death Toll Rises to 19 as Two More Killed in Escalating Violence
The ongoing conflict in Bawku has claimed two additional lives, raising the death toll to 19 amid rising violence and unrest. The recent victims were attacked while traveling by truck from Bawku, ambushed by unidentified assailants who fired upon the vehicle, leading to fatal injuries. One of the deceased was identified as a Mamprusi,…
Bawku Conflict: Chief Justice Justifies Court Closures in Upper East Region Amid Security Risks
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has defended the recent closure of seven courts in Ghana’s Upper East Region due to rising security threats linked to the Bawku conflict. Speaking at the launch of the fifth edition of the Manual on Election Adjudication on October 31, 2024, at the Law Court Complex in Accra, she stressed that…