The upper east regional minister, Stephen Yakubu, was met with hostile reception during a peace mission to Bawku.
The first meeting with stakeholders at the Bawku Naba’s palace was interrupted by sporadic gunshots.
Five days after the military allegedly killed eight people in one town, the upper east regional minister, Stephen Yakubu, arrived in Bawku.
His mission was to urge Bawku residents, particularly the warring parties, to pursue peace.
He was supposed to meet with the two rival factions, the Mamprusis and the Kusaasis, to explain the effects of the violence on the neighborhood.
As the regional minister was wrapping up his appeal at the Bawku Naba’s palace, sporadic gunfire erupted close to the area.
However, the discussion went on as resource people from the Ghana education and health services spoke to the group in turn.
But the representatives for the youth refused to downplay their anger at what they called state indifference and unjustified military brutality.
Justice for the numerous victims who were allegedly killed by the soldiers at Bawku were also amplified.
The regional minister and his entourage reportedly came under attack by an enraged mob as soon as they exited the palace.
Security was able to control the situation, though.
Nineteen persons have so far been allegedly killed by the military personnel on peacekeeping duties in Bawku since November 24, 2021.
The alleged killings reportedly occurred six times during the period under review.
The first incident was reported at Buabula where 3 people were killed.
The second was the murder of one Issahaku and old lady at Sabongari followed by the killing of two brothers at Gingande.
The fourth incident occurred at Zabugu involving an old man, with the fifth incident at Azanga where a young man lost his life.
The latest of the dastardly and gruesome killing of ten people on Wednesday February 1 at Zogin near Sabongari.
By Peter Quao Adattor
