A netizen on social media has warned that if care is not taken Bawku may begin to produce terrorists.
The netizen also fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama for being reckless in politicizing the Bawku conflict during the 2024 election campaign season.
NPP’s Gen Buhari in a comment reacting to the latest conflict in Bawku wrote on X, “This is sad! If care is not taken, Bawku may begin to produce terrorists, and the only police barracks in the area have been burnt to ashes.
I still feel sad that John Mahama politicized this war during the 2024 election, I’m sorry but that was reckless on the part of NDC, how could you use people’s lives for political gains?? I pray for everlasting peace”, he stated.
Gen Buhari also in the comment section posted a new post by Metro TV which quoted John Mahama to have said, “Anytime NDC is in gov’t, Bawku is at peace”.
John Mahama days after his swearing-in embarked on a peace Mission to Bawku but the outcome of that meeting is yet to be seen as the conflict has escalated further.
The netizen comments come on the back of the recent burning of a Police commander’s residence in Bawku in the Upper East Region with one person reported dead.
The private residence of ACP Adamu Seidu, the Bawku Divisional Police Commander, was set ablaze by suspected assailants on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
According to reports, tensions arose once again when members of one faction demanded that women from another faction vacate a local market. The confrontation resulted in the police swiftly intervening to restore calm in the market.
However, the situation deteriorated when some youths allegedly opened fire on officers, leading to an exchange of gunfire. During the exchange of gunfire, one civilian was fatally wounded, while two others sustained severe injuries.
The incident reportedly incited retaliatory actions, culminating in the arson attack on ACP Seidu’s private residence.
It remains unclear whether the property was occupied at the time.
Further reports indicate that a police barracks was also attacked, with a police vehicle set on fire. The severity of the assault forced the evacuation of personnel from the facility.
Security agencies have since intensified efforts to stabilize the area, though tensions remain high.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that gunmen stormed the palace of a local sub-chief in Poayamire, a community in the Binduri District, on the night of Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
According to reports the attack left one person dead and two others injured.
The information gathered reveals Naba Atamburi, the sub-chief, along with two of his family members sustained gunshot wounds during the assault and were rushed to the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for emergency treatment, but one of the injured died on the way.
There has been an escalation of violence following the resurgence of a long-standing chieftaincy conflict, sparked by the return of rival chief Alhaji Seidu Abagre from exile.
Abagre fled Bawku after an arrest warrant was issued against him following his contested installation as chief in Nalerigu, a High Court ruling in Kumasi on October 17, 2024, nullified the warrant, allowing him to resurface.
See the post below:
This is sad! If care is not taken, Bawku may begin to produce terrorist, the only police barracks in the area has been burnt to ashes. I still feel sad that, John Mahama politicized this war during the 2024 election, I’m sorry but that was reckless on the part of NDC, how could… pic.twitter.com/eZkNq1xu2w
— Gen. Buhari (@Gen_Buhari_) April 9, 2025
