The ongoing conflict in Bawku in the Upper East Region took a twist on Monday, October 4, 2024, when a group of unidentified youth reportedly locked up the Bawku Municipal Assembly and the Binduri District Assembly.
According to a Citinewsroom.com report, the group, following the act, made a direct demand for the arrest of Alhaji Seidu Abagre as a precondition for reopening the locked-up offices. "We can't say for certain what sparked this action, but intelligence suggests that the youth group is behind the closure, insisting on Alhaji Seidu Abagre's arrest as a condition for reopening the offices. "So, when you go to the Bawku Municipal Assembly, the notice is written there that arrest Seidu Abagre or their next action is not going to be good.
So that is what is happening now, and it is a similar thing that has happened at the Binduri District Assembly, which happens to be one of the district assemblies closest to the Bawku Municipal. "So, they have also closed that facility.
The things that were in front of the District Assembly, the DRIP vehicle and other vehicles, have been parked away… For now, it is getting volatile.