Reports indicate that officers of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) allegedly assaulted residents of Garu during a dawn raid on October 29.

Sources say this raid was a retaliation for an attack on some National Security operatives that occurred on October 24.

But the Ministry of National Security has denied the reports of assault in a statement and explained that the action of the military was “a joint operation in Garu to seize weapons used by the perpetrators of the attack on the National Security personnel.”

Meanwhile, Members of Parliament for the Garu and Tempane constituencies have condemned the alleged military assault on some residents of Garu in the Upper East Region.

The MPs for the two constituencies; Albert Alalzuuga Akuka and Lydia Akanvariba Adakudugu, in a joint press statement condemned the alleged actions of the military and demanded “a thorough investigation into the matter to ensure that those responsible are held accountable for their actions.”

The two MPs warned that such actions have the tendency to worsen the Bawku conflict and are therefore, among other things demanding a total withdrawal of the military from the area and arresting the culprits and dealing with them accordingly.

It is reported that over 50 residents have been hospitalised as a result of the alleged assault.