Fresh violence has erupted at Bawku after a student of Bawku Senior High School was allegedly dragged from his dormitory and shot dead by unknown assailants.
Also, the residence of the Member of Parliament for Bawku and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, was set ablaze again in a separate attack, according to myjoyonline.com report.
According to the news report, the renewed unrest is believed to have been triggered by the recent killing of a Kusasi chief in Kumasi, which has sparked a series of reprisal attacks.
Two additional individuals were reportedly killed in Kumasi in connection with the chieftaincy tensions, further escalating hostilities in Bawku.
According to eyewitnesses, the SHS student, identified as a Mossi, was killed on Saturday night on July 26, 2025, after the attackers scaled the school’s perimeter wall to reach him.
He is suspected to have been mistaken for an affiliate of one of the rival factions in the protracted chieftaincy dispute.
Later that night, unidentified attackers vandalised and set fire to Mahama Ayariga’s residence.
Residents have reported sustained gunfire exchanges across parts of the municipality over the past two nights, forcing many to stay indoors out of fear.
Security forces, including the Ghana Police Service and military personnel, have reportedly stepped up their presence in the area to contain the situation.
The Bawku conflict, rooted in a long-standing chieftaincy dispute, has frequently erupted into violence, leading to repeated loss of lives and destruction of property.
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