Renewed violence has erupted in Bawku, claiming the lives of two people and leaving multiple others injured following a resurgence of the chieftaincy conflict.

The tensions, which had seemed to settle, intensified with the return of Alhaji Seidu Abagre, a rival chief who had been in exile since February 2023.

Abagre had initially fled after an arrest warrant was issued against him following his installation as chief in Nalerigu.

However, a recent High Court decision in Kumasi on October 17, 2024, quashed the warrant, clearing the way for his return to Bawku.