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07.02.2018 Crime & Punishment

Kpatinga And Bimbilla Curfew Renewed

By GNA
Kpatinga And Bimbilla Curfew Renewed
07.02.2018 LISTEN

The Ministry of the Interior has renewed the curfew hours imposed on two towns in the Northern Region.

They are Kpatinga and its environs from 1200 midnight to 0400 hours, and Bimbilla from 1800 hours to 0600 hours, both effective Friday, February 2, 2018.

A statement signed by Mr Ambrose Dery, the Sector Minister and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday said, the renewal of the curfew was upon the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument.

It advised the people to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to resolve their problem to ensure peace in the area.

The statement reminded them that the ban on carrying arms and ammunitions is still in force and that any person found with arms and ammunitions would be arrested and prosecuted.

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