Abdulai Abanga, the Member of Parliament for Binduri, is calling on Parliament to intervene and bring lasting peace to troubled Bawku.
Unknown gunmen fired into a group of people at the community centre on Wednesday, January 17, resulting in the death of two persons, while four others were injured.
Five persons were also ambushed and killed by unknown gunmen on their way from Bawku to Binduri on Monday, January 22.
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons believes the only way the arms can be retrieved from Bawku is for peace to prevail.
The Director in charge of Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Gyebi Asante said the approach of retrieving arms with the exchange of cash should not be encouraged as a means to end the crisis in Bawku.
In an interview with the media, he said this strategy can only be practiced in a situation with peace and not conflict.
Abdulai Abanga proposed that Parliament and other relevant stakeholders act as mediators to ensure peace prevails. He also called on residents to make conscious efforts to restore calm so that developmental projects in the area can continue and be completed.
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