Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Reverend Dr Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called on security agencies, traditional authorities, and other key stakeholders to work together to restore lasting peace in Bawku, stressing the need to go beyond what he described as "cosmetic interventions." Speaking in an interview with Channel One TV on Monday, June 23, 2025, and monitored by GhanaWeb, Reverend Opare Kwakye expressed deep concern about the safety of residents, particularly students, in the conflict-prone area. "We need to nip the problem in the bud.
We need to deal with it at its roots.
If we're able to deal with it at its roots, then we'll stop these cosmetic ideas of children going to school, only for them to be sent back a few weeks later," he remarked.
He recounted a recent incident in which gunshots were fired at a bus conveying students of the Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Bawku. "If you'll remember, the students were on their way to school when gunshots were fired into the bus.
