Curfew Won’t Solve Walewale’s Insecurity – MP Abdul Kabiru Speaks Out

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Abdul Kabiru Tia, has urged the government and relevant stakeholders to reconsider the imposition of a curfew on the people of Walewale, stating that it is not the right solution to the area’s security challenges.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Lawson TV/FM’s Parliamentary correspondent, Kwabena Ahwireng Martin of Lawson TV/FM, the MP expressed concern over the conduct of security personnel enforcing the curfew.

He alleged that officers deployed to the area have been extorting money from residents and forcefully ordering them indoors, even when they are already within their compounds.

“It is shocking that a curfew is being imposed on a community with no internal conflict or communal clashes. Instead of protecting lives, security forces are reportedly brutalizing innocent residents,” he lamented. He further revealed that two civilians have lost their lives due to alleged military and police brutalities under the guise of enforcing the curfew.

Mr. Kabiru also condemned the mistreatment of travelers along the Walewale-Bolgatanga and Walewale-Tamale roads, emphasizing that residents of Walewale are victims, not perpetrators, of insecurity in the area. He questioned why the entire community should suffer for crimes they did not commit.

As a solution, the MP proposed that security forces should be reassigned from curfew enforcement to highway patrol duties.

He argued that attacks in the area occur during the daytime, not at night, and suggested that security personnel focus on protecting travelers rather than restricting residents who are not part of the problem.

He called on authorities to adopt proactive security measures that address the root causes of insecurity rather than resorting to blanket restrictions that cause further distress to innocent citizens.