By Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, March 19, GNA – Mr. Mahama Ayariga, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, has condemned military brutalities that occurred in Bawku on the night of Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Mr. Ayariga in a statement issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency, Accra, denounced the violence meted out to innocent civilians, including women, children and old men.
He vowed to demand total accountability from the military.
“The conduct of the military is unacceptable. Whilst I regret the accidental killing of a military personnel by an unknown gunman and condemn that dastardly act, I equally detest the ransacking and beating of innocent civilians and holding the whole town to ransom,” the statement said.
The statement urged the leadership of Bawku and the military to collaborate on investigating the killing of the military personnel, rather than resorting to violence.
The statement quoted Mr. Ayariga, also the Majority Leader, as extending his condolences to the bereaved family of the military personnel and expressed sympathy for the victims of the military brutality.
“We need to work together. “I have confidence that all sides will repose confidence in His Majesty the Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II to bring finality to the situation in Bawku and end the violence we are experiencing,” it said.
This incident is not the first time Mr. Ayariga has spoken out against military brutality.
In 2023, he condemned the attack by the military on residents of Garu and Bugri in the Upper East Region, describing it as “barbaric and unacceptable.”
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