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A military cum police team has arrested a number of suspected armed robbers in the Bawku municipality of the Upper East Region, following an exchange of gun fire between the security personnel and the suspects on Tuesday night. Even though last night’s sporadic gunshots at Mazima, a village in Bawku, initially sparked fears in the residents, information available to Myjoyonline.com says the situation is now calm. The Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo, who is in Bawku to assess the security situation there confirmed to Joy News that “There is no problem in Bawku”, adding that everybody is going about his or her normal business. He said the security had information on the intended robbery three days ago and laid ambushed for the robbers. He said the gun battle ensued when the robbers, who were already on a wanted list for some crimes, were accosted. Joy FM’s Upper East Regional Correspondent Joseph Osei said the incident started around 10 pm, but as at Wednesday afternoo...

The Gowrie Secondary/Technical School in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region has been closed down following students rampage on Wednesday. The rampaging students beat up their teachers and threw stones and other offensive weapons at them in protest against the school’s headteacher. They are demanding the dismissal of the headteacher for maladministration. Acting Regional Director of Education Agnes Atagade described the situation in the school as “volatile”, necessitating its closure. Sounding very worried, Madam Atagade was surprised that even the presence of some high profile personalities could not cow the students into submissive as they chased out the teachers under their full glare. She condemned the students’ action, noting that if the students claim they did not like the food being given them as well as the demeanor of the headteacher, there was an appropriate medium they could have channeled their grievances for resolution. “But when we were there with the Di...