KEY POINTS
- Ghanaian security forces are working to restore order in Bawku amidst rising tensions and unrest.
- The police assure residents that measures are being implemented to stabilize the situation.
- Authorities are closely monitoring the area to prevent further escalation and ensure public safety.
Ghanaian security services are on the alert to try and calm the situation in Bawku and other areas after reports of unrest. The Ghana Police Service also disclosed plans to regain the order and protect the people of the region due to increasing insecurity. The police working in tandem with other security agencies are closely observing the situation with a view to avoiding any other incidence of violence.
Security agencies mobilize in Bawku
That is why the existing troubles in Bawku are readily dealt with by the security forces of Ghana intensifying the presence in the region. According to the police blotting, there are indications that efforts are being made to calm the situation and assure the public of their security. Authorities are also appealing to residents to refrain from any acts of violence and to obey security forces as work to regain order in the region goes on.
As reported by GhanaWeb, the police are ready to handle the situation and are in close cooperation with the elders in order to maintain peace. The local authorities have urged the security agencies and the people to engage in dialogue and work together to ensure law and order in Bawku.
Preventing further escalation
The police have since said that they are doing everything possible to ensure that there is no repetition of the violence in Bawku and that the situation is brought under control. Besides sending people, the security agencies are closely observing certain areas and work with intelligence services to counter threats. This approach is to reduce the possibility of having such incidences happen again in order to maintain the situation calm.
Community and camp officials are advised not to engage in activities that fuel conflict and violence and are urged to collaborate in promotion of the peace Support operations. The government of Ghana in its bid to maintain law and order will work at ensuring residents go back to their normal activities, as the mayhem has made people uncomfortable and unsafe.
Appeals for peace and unity
The Ghana Police Service has however come out to reassure the public that it is still in a position to maintain peace in Bawku and its environs. The police in a statement called on residents to refrain from violence and allow security agencies to discharge their duties. Officials also stressed that police work is aimed at preserving peace and ensuring people’s rights. There are still attempts to bring order in the region, security forces are in constant contact with the leaders of the clans in order to avoid conflict. Bawku case shows how citizens and security forces need to coordinate the violent conflict and ensure that such conflicts do not reoccur again. The authorities hope that constant supervision and involvement of the communities will help to establish a stable situation that will contribute to the peace in Bawku and security
