Mahama Ayariga, the Bawku Central Member of Parliament, has denounced the shooting and killing of passengers in the Upper East Region's Pusiga District.
On Thursday, September 21, an attack on two buses in Pusiga resulted in the shooting deaths of nine persons.
Sources close to Citi News claim that the attackers began fire at the Gbewaa College of Education police barrier, stopping buses headed to Bawku from Cinkaasi in nearby Togo.In a statement, the MP called the cowardly shooting of the passengers "unacceptable.
"The shooting and deaths of six ladies and three men from Bawku who were driving in two different vehicles through the Pusiga District to Sinkase in nearby Togo have been strongly denounced by Hama Ayariga, the MP for Bawku Central. A total of fifteen additional women and men were shot; several of them are critically injured.
"The recent improvement in the security situation in Bawku and its surroundings has been completely derailed by this cowardly and senseless shooting of passenger vehicles in the Bawku areas and along the Walewale route.
This behaviour is unacceptable." In his statement, Ayariga stated, "The army must be resolute on this issue and react decisively with such despicable deeds. The retaliatory shootings must end.
He asked the security services to move quickly to protect travellers in the Bawku and Walewale areas.
"The military must be stern in their stance and respond quickly to such heinous deeds, and the retaliatory shootings must end.
In order to guarantee the safety of tourists in the Bawku region, the Walewale route, and their surroundings, the security agencies need to act quickly.Mahama Ayariga denounces the recent senseless murders and abductions of defenceless women and tourists from Bawku
The shooting death of six ladies and three men from Bawku who were driving in two different vehicles through the Pusiga District to Sinkase in adjacent Togo has been strongly denounced by Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga. A total of fifteen other women and men were shot; several of them are critically injured.
It is intolerable that there has been needless and cowardly shooting of passenger cars along the Walewale route and in the Bawku districts. This is completely destabilising the recently improving security situation in Bawku and its surroundings.
The military must put an end to the reprisal shootings, be adamant about the situation, and act quickly to put an end to such heinous behaviour. In order to guarantee the safety of travellers in the Bawku area, the Walewale route, and their surroundings, the security services need to act quickly. Mahama Ayariga commended the security services for their efforts in reducing the number of people killed in the Pusiga shootings that day.
Mahama Ayariga has sent his condolences to the families of the deceased as well as his best wishes to the injured and those who have suffered gunshot wounds. He prayed that they would heal quickly.
To guarantee long-lasting peace, the government must fully dedicate itself to tackling the fundamental problems generating the insecure situation in Bawku.
It is recommended that the young people recommit themselves to the peace that has been prevailing over the past few weeks.
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