The management of the Ghana Police Service has issued a directive banning all police personnel from endeavor direct actions in Bawku, Pusiga, Binduri, and Garu, positioned within the Higher East Area.
The directive follows ongoing chieftaincy-related clashes in Bawku and surrounding areas, which have resulted in a number of deaths, accidents, and widespread destruction of lives and property.
A wi-fi message issued by ACP J. W. Darison to all divisional, district, and unit commanders within the area cited an alarming rise in targeted attacks against police personnel and their families.
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The message learn:
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Ban on motion of personnel to Bawku: The Police Administration has noticed a harmful improvement in Bawku and its environs. Personnel and their households have grow to be targets in these areas by unknown people. INGPOL directs a direct ban on personnel travelling to Bawku.
It additional said:
He additional directs that motion of personnel—each indigenes and non-indigenes—in addition to their households, in Pusiga and Binduri is hereby banned. Personnel deployed on operational duties in these areas should put on acceptable PPEs and be accompanied by armoured escort.
The message additionally cautioned about Garu, stating that the world may pose dangers, and suggested all personnel to train excessive warning and strictly adjust to the directive.
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This improvement comes on the heels of a police investigation geared toward apprehending armed assailants chargeable for the fatal shooting of two police officers in Poyamire, a group within the Binduri District.
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The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, 13 April 2025.
In an official assertion, ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, confirmed that the 2 officers have been in plain garments and travelling on a non-public motorbike from Bongo to Binduri after they have been ambushed. The attackers fled with the motorbike following the taking pictures.
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