The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, has extended the curfew in Bawku Municipality and surrounding areas in the Upper East Region. The revised hours run from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., beginning Monday, November 24, 2025. Acting on the recommendation of the National Security Council and through Executive Instrument, the Minister formalised the renewal.
The government has urged Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth, and residents to remain calm amid ongoing challenges and to pursue peaceful, non-violent avenues in their efforts to maintain stability. Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the Bawku Municipality and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.

Source: Laud Nartey

