President Akufo-Addo has appealed to the Bawku Naaba to help the government ensure there is peace in the area.
He bemoaned the cost of maintaining security as compared to peaceful coexistence in the Bawku area of the Upper East.
He expressed worry about the renewed conflict in Bawku.
The President made the point when he invited the Bawku Naaba Asigri Azorka Abugrago and his elders to the Jubilee House for deliberation on the renewed conflict.
The violence as a result of the conflict has led to the ban of motor riding in the Bawku Municipality.
Meanwhile, the Upper East Regional Security Council has placed a ban on the use of motorbikes in the Bawku Municipality and its environs.
In a statement, the council said the ban followed an examination of the “security situation and its volatile nature” in Bawku.
“It is also instructive to note that this ban does not include motor tricycles. The ban affects both sexes,” the statement said.
This development follows the shooting and killing of a policewoman, Constable Regina Angenu of the Paga Police Station.
The incident happened on Sunday, January 23 at about 5pm, the Police said in a statement.
According to the statement, the deceased paid a visit to Constable Erasmus Enkson of the Bawku Division MTTU.
It said the two were attacked by unknown assailants while on their way to Constable Enkson’s barracks.
It added that Constable Regina Angenu was shot in the groin and was taken to the Presbyterian Mission Hospital for treatment, where she died.
The body has been sent to the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
