The Ministry of the Interior, on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours on Bimbilla Township from 6.00pm to 6:00am effective Friday, June 24.

A statement issued by Mr Prosper D.K. Bani, Minister of the Interior in Accra, urged chiefs, opinion leaders, the youth and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace to the area.

Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the Bimbilla Township and surrounding areas from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon, and any person found with any arms or ammunition would be arrested and prosecuted.

The statement said government continues to express appreciation to the chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, the youth and people of the area for their efforts in ensuring peace and urges them to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of all their conflicts and disputes.