The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, acting on the advice of the National Security Council and through an Executive Instrument, has imposed a curfew on several communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality following a deadly attack that left three people dead and nine others injured.
The curfew takes effect from Friday, June 19, 2026, and will be enforced daily from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. until further notice.
The affected communities are Keri, Abrewanko, Abrewanko Junction, Nyambo, Nyambo Junction, Shari, Kromase, Power, Nyakoma, Odomi, Bonakye and Nkwanta.
In a statement, the government urged chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth, and residents in the affected areas to exercise restraint and embrace peaceful means of resolving their differences.
Authorities also announced a total ban on the possession and carrying of arms, ammunition, and other offensive weapons within the affected communities.
Security agencies have warned that anyone found in possession of such weapons will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
The latest security measures follow an attack in Odomi on Thursday, June 18, which heightened tensions in the municipality and prompted an immediate response from the government.
Three people were killed in the incident, while nine others sustained gunshot wounds.
The government says the restrictions are intended to help restore calm and maintain security as efforts continue to address the situation in the area.
