Interior Minister Ambrose Dery is proposing the formation of a Parliamentary committee to address the ongoing land disputes in Nkwanta, located in the Oti Region.

A curfew has been implemented in the area following recent disturbances that resulted in 11 fatalities.

The MP for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, called for intervention from the Interior Minister and Parliament to resolve the conflict. He also urged the people of Nkwanta South to contribute to maintaining peace in the region.

"We in Nkwanta South cannot afford to continue to be at each other's throats when our very lives are being destroyed. I wish to indicate that any individual or group of persons who persist in ignoring the national call and continue to wreak havoc on the area must be decisively and comprehensively dealt with according to the law so that they do not hold the people of the area to ransom," he said.

In response to the concerns raised by MP Geoffrey Kini, Interior Minister Ambrose Dery asserted that resolving the underlying land dispute is crucial for effectively bringing an end to the conflict in Nkwanta.

He therefore recommended the formation of a committee, including the land committee, to resolve the dispute.

"We will be sending NADMO to go to the area to find out what we can do to ameliorate the situation. Mr Speaker, I want to work with my colleagues, with the REGSEG. Let us set up a committee - I want the Lands Commission to be involved - that will do something about the underlying land conflict," he said on the floor.

Since last month, there have been renewed clashes between the Adele, Challa, and Akyode ethnic groups in Nkwanta, resulting in the tragic loss of about 11 lives. Additionally, numerous houses and properties have been destroyed during the conflicts.