The youth of Bawku in the Upper East Region have called on government to ensure a joint security escort of vehicles on the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom highway.
They also demand same be done on the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway to stop the killing and maiming of innocent people.
Their request follows several attacks of vehicles by gunmen in the wake of the renewed chieftaincy conflict in the area.
So far, about 30 people have lost their lives following the impasse, with about 17 lives claimed on attacks of vehicles carrying passengers on the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom international highway and the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway, respectively.
