The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (CHOBS) has requested the immediate closure of basic schools in the Bawku Municipality over the security situation in the area.
A teacher in the area told Apexnewsgh.com “the issue is that today is better tomorrow is worse, at any point in time anything can happen. You just hear shootings from town and bullets will be flying left right center and we would know where to put ourselves and we are teachers dealing with children in School. And sometimes, when it happens this way and you happen not to see how you control your children and you allow them to run, they will run into bullets and what have you.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by CHOBS also said, the move has become necessary because as a result of the difficulty in getting transportation to and from school.
“Following the insecurity and the subsequent ban of “yellow yellow” in the municipality, we wish to appeal to you to close down basic schools in the municipality pending the improvement of the security situation,” the Chairman of CHOBS, Abugri Busia stated in a letter to the Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service.
The Upper East Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) has reviewed security measures in Bawku following the renewed fights in the area.
At its emergency meeting held on Monday, the Council resolved to temporarily ban ‘yellow, yellow’ operations until further notice. It also imposed curfew hours to cover Nayoka, Kpalgu and Manga communities.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
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