IGP, Interior Minister on Fact -Finding Mission In Bimbilla


The Inspector-General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu and the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery with an investigative team are in Bimbilla township to assess the conflict situation in that town.

Their visit, according to the Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), ASP Ebenezer Tetteh is   “a fact-finding mission and also to enable them see at first hand the destruction that has been caused since the conflict.”

Meanwhile, Sixteen persons who were recently arrested in Bimbilla for breaching the curfew in Bimbilla have been granted bail by the Tamale District Court today.

The sixteen appeared before the court presided over by Anthony Aduku Aidoo.

Presenting the facts of the case, the Prosecutor, Chief Inspector, Martin Obeng Botwe, stated that the complainants were security personnel on operations at Bimbilla. 

The accused persons were on February 9, 2017, caught flouting the revised curfew in Bimbilla, which was occasioned by a clash between the Nakpaa Naa and the Andani gates in Bimbilla.

The clashes left 10 persons dead, while several houses were burnt.

The sixteen persons are expected to reappear before court on the 27th of February, 2017.

The sixteen persons were part of 21 persons arrested during curfew hours, but after screening, five were released.

In a related development, the Chief of Gbiyini in Bimbilla, Chief Amadu Mustapha, has appealed to factions in the Bimbla chieftaincy dispute, to desist from using the media to fuel further tension in the area. 

He said, running to the media at the least opportunity, and peddling rumour will not help the course of peace in the area.

In an interview with Radio Ghana's Northern Regional Correspondent, Murtala Issah, he expressed regret at the unnecessary deaths and called for calm. 

He also appealed to all parties to wait for the determination of the matter, which is before the Supreme Court.


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