The minister of the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, with advice from the North East Regional Security Council, has reviewed the curfew hours imposed on Walewale and its environs.
The curfew hours, which were previously between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am, are now 10:00 pm and 4:00 am, effective Monday, March 10, 2025.
This review follows positive security development in the area. The attacks in the enclave have ceased since the imposition of the dawn-to-dusk curfew, allowing travelers to safely navigate the troubled Bolgatanga-Tamale highway.
The Interior ministry, however, admonished the youth, chiefs and traditional rulers in the area to channel their grievances through civil means to the right authorities rather than engaging in violence.
Attacks on travelers on the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway surged around early February 2025, leading to an imposition of the curfew.
At least 13 people, including an infant, were killed, and three buses burnt to ashes in the area within the early days of February 2025.
However, since the imposition of the curfew, no life has been lost.
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