{"id":156519,"date":"2015-10-01T18:51:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T18:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=156519"},"modified":"2015-10-01T18:51:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T18:51:43","slug":"nakpanduri-curfew-lifted-after-17-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/nakpanduri-curfew-lifted-after-17-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Nakpanduri curfew lifted after 17 months"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Interior has lifted the curfew on Nakpanduri and its neighbouring towns in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n

This takes effect from Friday, October 2nd<\/sup> 2015.<\/p>\n

A statement signed by the Minister of Interior Mark Owen Woyongo said the decision was taken based on the recommendation of the Northern Regional Security Council (NRSC).<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”W9WNq3ysCHRy6qMTg5zL0sIFTU1C71G9″]According to the statement \u201cthis follows the smoking of a peace pipe between the factions in the crisis and their commitment to live in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed on the Nakpanduri<\/a><\/strong><\/span> district in April 2014 following violent clashes between the Mamprusis and Konkombas.<\/p>\n

The Ministry also commended the people of Nakpanduri for agreeing to live in peace and harmony and entreated towns with feuding factions to emulate them.<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/a>
Mark Woyongo, Interior Minister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Ministry for the Interior urges the people of Nakpanduri to continue to resort to peaceful means in solving their problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said the NRSC also recommended for the review of the curfew on Bunkprugu and its environs from 8:00pm to 6:00am.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the curfew hours of Bimbilla, Alavanyo and Nkonya remain from 6:00pm to 6:00am.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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