The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, says the volatile Bawku area has gone 150 days without gunfire, describing the development as evidence of an improvement in the security situation.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show on Monday, October 12, 2026, he said security operations and peacebuilding efforts had helped contain violence that previously spread beyond Bawku to other communities.<\/p>\n
\u201c150 days, no gunshots,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to the Minister, the improvement has allowed the authorities to ease the curfew in Bawku to between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.<\/p>\n
He recalled that restrictions had previously covered periods from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and, at one stage, from 4 p.m. to 6 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the curfew is 10 to 5, it tells you that it has largely eased,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Muntaka said residents were also now permitted to ride motorbikes between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., following years of restrictions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were not riding motorbikes for almost five years. Today, they are riding motorbikes from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He indicated that the government was assessing the situation to determine whether the remaining restrictions could be lifted.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd very soon, we’ll be reviewing. Very soon, we may even lift it completely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he was considering lifting the Bawku curfew, he responded: \u201cNo, the curfew and then the motorbike riding. But we are obviously analysing the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the violence in 2025, Mr Muntaka said retaliatory attacks had spread beyond the conflict zone, affecting communities including Binduri, Nalerigu and Walewale, with buses attacked along highways.<\/p>\n
He said the situation placed considerable pressure on the security authorities, particularly when the violence extended to students in secondary schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, and I can bet you, these were periods that I could hardly sleep,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Minister explained that the response combined security interventions with mediation, including the involvement of the National Peace Council.<\/p>\n
He also cited a reduction in the number of curfews nationwide as an indication of improving security, saying Ghana began 2025 with about 11 curfews and ended the year with about nine.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we speak, we have only three more curfews,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Muntaka maintained that the country\u2019s security situation had improved, while acknowledging that crime remained a challenge.<\/p>\n
\u201cGhana is much safer even today than it was in 2025,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing everything possible to ensure that you can go about your duties without necessarily having to be watching your back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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