The Minister for the Interior, on the advice of the Oti Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, renewed the Curfew hours for Nkwanta Township and its environs in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region from 6:00 pm to 5:00 am, effective Thursday, September 4, 2025. Government continues to urge Chiefs, Opinion Leaders, Youth, and People of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace in the area.
Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the Nkwanta Township and its environs in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons, and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.
Earlier, a security expert and Executive Secretary of the Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance (GLOSARGG), Francis Ahovi, described the ongoing violence in the Nkwanta enclave within the Oti region as a national security emergency that demands immediate and coordinated intervention.
According to him, the latest clashes in the area reflect “deep-rooted” ethnic tensions, structural insecurity, and a failure of local peacebuilding systems. Mr Ahovi noted that the violence is not an isolated incident, but a manifestation of Ghana’s weak peripheral security governance. He cited unresolved chieftaincy disputes, land ownership disagreements, and political neglect as major causes of the recurring conflict in the region.
He criticised the perceived absence or partiality of the state, which he said has created fertile ground for militia formation and reprisal attacks. He lamented the lack of timely humanitarian corridors and the slow response in providing food, medical care, and emergency shelter.
Source: Laud Nartey
