Rev John Ntim Fordjour has warned of a deadly new dimension to the Bawku conflict
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee has warned of a deadly new dimension to the Bawku conflict, with feuding factions attacking the security forces.
Rev John Ntim Fordjour, speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, April 14, described a fast-deteriorating humanitarian and security crisis in the Bawku enclave.
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“The death toll is rising. People are living in fear. Children can’t go to school,” he lamented.
“No essential services are thriving at the moment. Teachers, doctors, and nurses are refusing postings to Bawku.”
According to him, what once was a long-standing tribal conflict now bears the dangerous dimension of open hostility toward state authority.
Rev. Fordjour, speaking on behalf of the minority in Parliament, called for immediate restraint on all sides.
“Bawku deserves peace,” he stressed. “For peace to prevail, we want all feuding parties to exercise absolute restraint. That will help minimise reprisal attacks. Because if one faction thinks they’ve been attacked and they also go on to reprise, then further escalation is inevitable.”
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Beyond restraint, he is urging a non-partisan, collective national response to the crisis.
“Government has to step up a bit more,” he said, calling for a fresh approach devoid of political undertones.
Source: myjoyonline
