The minister of the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, with advice from the North East Regional Security Council, has reviewed the curfew hours imposed on Walewale and its environs.

The curfew hours, previously set from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am, have been revised to 10:00 pm to 4:00 am, effective Monday, March 10, 2025.

This review follows positive security development in the area. There has been no attack in the enclave since the dawn-to-dusk curfew was imposed, allowing travelers to journey safely along the troubled Bolgatanga-Tamale highway.

The Interior Ministry, however, admonished the youth, chiefs and traditional rulers in the area to channel their grievances through civil means to the right authorities rather than engaging in violence. Attacks on travelers on the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway surged around early February 2025, leading to an imposition of the curfew.

About 13 people, including an infant, were killed, and three buses burnt to ashes in the area in February 2025.

However, since the imposition of the curfew, no life has been lost.