The Ministry of Interior has extended the curfew times for Alavanyo and Nkonya towns and their environs in Ghana’s Volta and Oti Regions.
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The curfew, starting from Sunday, June 23, 2024, restricts movement within the specified area from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
Nkonya and Alavanyo have been entangled in a boundary dispute since 1923. This land, abundant in timber, bamboo, and cola nuts, has been the focal point of recurring violence for many years.
In May 2022, tensions escalated when a woman was fatally shot and another person injured. The Volta Regional Peace Council called for an end to retaliatory killings, highlighting that 85 lives had been lost since 1983 due to the conflict.
Various approaches have been used to address the conflict, such as military and police interventions, court rulings, peacebuilding initiatives engaging stakeholders, and mediation efforts.
The Ministry of Interior did not cite specific reasons for extending the curfew but emphasized the prohibition on carrying firearms, ammunition, or any offensive weapons in the affected areas.
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The statement cautioned that “any individual found in possession of firearms or ammunition will be apprehended and prosecuted.”
Read The full statement below
The Minister for the Interior has by Executive Instrument renewed the Curfew hours imposed on Alavanyo and Nkonya Townships and their environs in the Oti Region from 6:00pm to 6:00am effective Sunday, June 23, 2024
Government continues to express its appreciation to the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area for their efforts in ensuring peace in the area and urges them to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of all their conflicts and disputes.
Meanwhile, Government will like to reiterate that, there is a ban on all persons in the two towns and their environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons, and any person found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted.
Signed
HENRY QUARTEY (MP)
MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR
Issued in Accra this Friday, June 21, 2024
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