A netizen on social media page X has stated politics must be put aside and the Bawku war must be tackled head-on.
According to the netizen, even though the NDC politicized the Bawku conflict which is senseless authorities must try to resolve this once and for all.
The netizen on X wrote, “ BAWKU WAR; IGP was hooted in Bawku and he had to run for his life? See, let’s put politics aside and tackle this Bawku war head-on, even though the NDC politicized which is senseless but let’s try to resolve this once and for all”.
His comments come after a video surfaced of the Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno being hooted at by some Bawku youths during his visit on Friday, April 11.
The irate youths in the video shared by GHONE TV glaringly vented their anger at the sight of the IGP, hooting at him as they poured toward his official vehicle.
The IGP’s driver sensing danger drove away from the scene in an attempt to prevent harm to the vehicle and the IGP.
It is however unclear why the irate youth were so enraged with the IGP.
Meanwhile, Christian Tetteh Yohuno the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has clarified his recent statement which suggested Bawku youths will be given priority in police recruitment if they lay down their arms.
The IGP has since come under a public backlash following the statement after a video of his interaction with residents went viral.
According to IGP Yohuno, his statement was targeted at decentralising the recruitment process to include remote and conflict-affected areas.
The IGP in his clarification stated, “Many times we have recruitment centralised at the national headquarters, and then we are not able to get the full benefit of a regional balance of people being recruited. I have seen that there is a desire to get the job done,” he said.
“I am giving them the assurance that they should put down their arms. We have a lot of people in the police service now who came from this area, and we realise that they have helped a lot in the discharge of their duties as officers.”
“The assurance we gave to them was that ‘put down your weapons, and when it comes to recruitment, we will give you the advantage to participate, go through the normal process.’ I didn’t say anything wider to maybe show the requirement, but it looks as if the media is reporting something different; they will go through the normal process,” he added.
However, President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II mediation process will deliver lasting peace in Bawku.
President Mahama at the Graduation Parade of the Ghana Military Academy revealed that the Otumfuo has assured him the mediation process will resume next week when he returns from his brief visit abroad.
See the post below:
BAWKU WAR;
IGP was hooted in Bawku and he had to run for his life?
See, let’s put politics aside and tackle this Bawku war head on, even though the NDC politicized which is senseless but let’s try to resolve this once and for all. pic.twitter.com/sbwPcO41jO
— Gen. Buhari (@Gen_Buhari_) April 11, 2025
