A dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the Savannah Region town of Bole and its surrounding areas has been lifted effective Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
This was on the advice of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), a statement from the Interior Ministry has announced.
Movement of the people in the area became restricted following an outbreak of violence in the town arising from a chieftaincy dispute.
The chieftaincy dispute led to the death of two persons with several others injured from gun shot wounds.
The fight was between supporters of two individuals of the same royal family who have laid competing claims over the Bole skin.
The curfew thus forced the residents to stay indoors between 10:00 p.m and 4:00 a.m over the years.
But in a release signed by Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, he noted the lifting of the ban “…has been necessitated by the genuine desire of the Chiefs and people of the area to sustain the peace in the area as well as the improvement in the security situation in the area.”
“Government continues to express its appreciation to the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area for maintaining peace and urges them to continue to resort to peaceful means in solving their problems,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, residents in the area who say they are now relieved have commended government over the development.
A statement from the chief of Bole, Bolewura Sarfo Kutuge Feso said, “the Palace expresses its appreciation to the government, the overlord of Gonjaland, the security services, stakeholders, opinion leaders and the youth, for their tremendous contributions in maintaining the peace and wish to assure government that we will always resort to peaceful means in solving our problems.”
By Jonathan Ofori, Daily Mail GH
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