11 people have been killed in North Ghana during the confrontation of ethnic groups in Bawku since May 5.
The residents of Bawku have requested police security and have been escorted to the borders of the town.
The minister of Interior,Kwamena Bartels said that police “imprisoned residents in their homes”. A circulation policy allows residents to go freely only between seven and nine in the morning. 72 people have been arrested for breaching the 22 curfew. Reuters reported that a 24 hour curfew was now in place.
Bawku has 206 000 residents and the majority belong to the Kusasi and Manprusi ethnic groups. The troubles have been going on since January and house have been burned down on more than on occasion.
The Ghanea president meet the two rivals ethnic groups last March in the hope of mediation.
