The Member of Parliament for Walewale has issued a strong condemnation following what he described as an unprovoked assault by military personnel on a journalist and several civilians in Walewale township.
In a statement dated Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the MP detailed that soldiers traveling in an armoured vehicle and a truck from Bolgatanga to Tamale stopped in Walewale around 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26. According to the MP, the soldiers allegedly attacked the North East Regional Correspondent of Media General along with other residents—without any provocation.
The MP further stated that the soldiers went on to destroy property belonging to residents, including motorbikes and commercial vehicles, leaving the town gripped by fear and uncertainty. “In the case of the reporter for Media General, he was detained for more than four hours after being assaulted, and evidence of harm caused to his body, which he had taken with his phone, was destroyed,” the statement revealed.
Checks with the Walewale District Police Command and local military personnel indicated that the soldiers involved were neither known nor officially deployed in the township. The MP recalled that this was not the first such incident, referencing a similar episode in February 2025 involving the same journalist and other civilians.
Describing the alleged acts as deeply troubling and unacceptable, the MP warned that unchecked military brutality could fuel civil-military tensions. “This culture of military brutality, which has become the order of the day, is a dangerous degenerative development when left unchecked by the Military Command,” he cautioned.
The MP pushed back against any suggestions that the assault was linked to recent security issues, emphasizing that residents had maintained calm and order despite dissatisfaction over the handling of the Bawku conflict.
“I therefore roundly condemn this barbaric, unprofessional, and infantile show of brute force by these men in uniform on innocent civilians without any provocation whatsoever,” he declared.
Calling for urgent action, the Walewale MP urged the Acting Minister of Defence to swiftly investigate the incident and ensure those responsible are brought to justice. “The wholesale abuse of the people and the general application of force to all civilians is unacceptable and must be checked,” he added
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
