Mamprugu Youth Association responded to recent killings of three persons at Bawku by unknown gunmen in the Upper East Region.
The three who met their untimely death around the Bawku Senior High School entrance were returning from Bolgatanga to Bawku in a commercial vehicle.
The incident happened on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at about 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm.
The deceased are Fatawu Ibrahim, Bunyaminu Adam and Ibrahim Abdulai.
The driver of the vehicle who sustained a gunshot in the leg together with one passenger managed to escape.
Although it is unclear why the assailants took the lives of the three persons, it has been linked to the ethnic disturbances in Bawku.
Reacting to the incident, the Mamprugu Youth Association has condemned the unfortunate attack, describing it as a barbaric act which should not be condoned.
The group appealed to the Interior Ministry to begin a full and independent investigation to determine how this happened and who was responsible and to bring those individuals to account.
Read FULL the statement below.
MAMPRUGU YOUTH ASSOCIATION – BAWKU CHAPTER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
16/08/2022
CONDEMNATION OF THE KILLING OF 3 PEOPLE AROUND BAWKU SECONDARY SCHOOL BY KUSASI BANDITS/TERRORISTS
The Mamprugu Youth Association wishes to condemn the killing of 3 people (1 Mamprusi Fatawu Ibrahim, 1 a Moshie Ibrahim Abdulai and 1 Hausa Bunyaminu Adam by tribes) on the afternoon of 16/08/2022 between the hours of 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm. The deceased who were travelling in public transport from Bolga to Bawku were stopped around Bawku Secondary School which is a Kusasi-dominated settlement and shot dead whilst injuring the driver of the vehicle.
This afternoon’s incident marks over 4 separate attacks in less than 5 months along the same stretch of the Bolga – Bawku road. In this regard, the simple question that requires answers is how difficult is it for the relevant authorities to police and secure this stretch of the road that has been used to kill and maim citizens of this country?
We believe that the constant insecurity on the road and the lack of action by the Regional Minister who is the Chairman of the Regional Security Council gives credence to suggestions that these attacks are been perpetuated because the criminals feel protected by the Regional Minister who is their tribesman. It is in this regard that we have for several months now appealed to Government to at least reassign the Regional Minister to a different region it does not want to sack him from Government.
We call on the security agencies to as a matter of urgency bring these criminals whose activities qualify to be described as terrorism to book immediately. We also urge the security agencies to as a matter of urgency dismantle the illegal lorry station and market at “Highways” which have been used as a point for these terrorist attacks.
