A 61-year-old man, known locally as OB and known for seeking alms has been killed in Mazema, a suburb of Bawku.
This incident, which took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, adds to the rising death toll in Bawku's renewed conflict, bringing the count to 22 lives lost in recent clashes.
The area had experienced a period of calm, but tensions reignited with the return of Alhaji Seidu Abagre, a rival chief who had been in exile since February 2023 due to a longstanding chieftaincy dispute.
Abagre initially left Bawku following an arrest warrant issued after his contentious installation as chief in Nalerigu.