The Minister of Interior has on the advice of the Upper East and Northern Regional Security Councils renewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality, the Gushegu Township and their environs for another week with effect from March 30.
   
The curfew hours for the Bawku Municipality and Gushegu Township remain unchanged from midnight to 0400 hours each day.
    
A statement signed by the sector Minister, Mr Cletus Avoka said government wished to commend the people of both areas for the sustained peace and hoped that they would continue to put in their maximum efforts to ensure that peace prevailed in the areas.
   
It said government continued to pledge its preparedness to work to unite all the factions to the conflict and further appealed to all to work towards finding a lasting solution to the problems so as to
speed up the development of the areas in particular
and the regions in general.
    
The statement reiterated that, the ban on all persons in the Bawku Municipal area, Zabugu, Binduri, Pusiga, Zoasi and Gushegu townships and their environs from carrying arms, ammunitions or any offensive weapon, was still in force and any person found with any arms or ammunition would be arrested and prosecuted.

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