{"id":43226,"date":"2014-08-30T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=43226"},"modified":"2014-08-30T16:33:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T16:33:54","slug":"govt-imposes-curfew-on-alavanyonkonya-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/govt-imposes-curfew-on-alavanyonkonya-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t imposes curfew on Alavanyo\/Nkonya towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the Alavanyo and Nkonya towns in the Volta region.<\/p>\n<p>The neighbouring towns have been locked in a dispute over land for years and have had curfews imposed on them in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions were heightened in June after residents in Nkonya reportedly fired shots into Alavanyo, prompting fears of further clashes which were eventually averted through the intervention of the chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>A press statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo noted that the curfew will start from 8pm and end at 5am.<\/p>\n<p>It further urged the chiefs to use established mechanisms for the resolution of all conflicts and disputes in both towns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment continues to express its appreciation to the Chiefs, Elders, Opinion Leaders, Youth and people of the area for their efforts in ensuring peace in the area and urges them to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of all their conflicts and disputes,\u201d the statement indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, government has banned residents in both communities to refrain from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Click-here-to-read-full-statement-from-Minister-of-Interior-Mark-Woyongo.docx\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here to read full statement from Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Click-here-to-read-full-statement-from-Minister-of-Interior-Mark-Woyongo.docx\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the Alavanyo and Nkonya towns in the Volta region. 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