The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has renewed the curfew imposed on Nkwanta and surrounding communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region.
The decision, taken on the advice of the Oti Regional Security Council and enforced through an Executive Instrument, takes effect from Monday, January 19, 2026.
Under the renewed directive, the curfew will run daily from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
The Ministry of the Interior announced the update in a statement shared on its official Facebook page.
“The Minister for the Interior, on the advice of the Oti Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, renewed the Curfew hours for Nkwanta Township and its environs in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am, effective Monday, January 19, 2026.”
The government has urged chiefs, opinion leaders, youth groups, and residents to exercise restraint and to channel their energies into peaceful, non-violent actions in response to the challenges facing the area.
“Government continues to urge chiefs, opinion leaders, youth, and people of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to channel their energies into ensuring peace in the area,” the statement read.
In addition to the curfew, authorities have imposed a total ban on the possession of arms, ammunition, and offensive weapons within the township and its environs.
The statement warned that any individual found in violation of this directive will be arrested and prosecuted under the law.
“Meanwhile, there is a total ban on all persons in the Nkwanta Township and its environs in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region from carrying arms, ammunition, or any offensive weapons, and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted,” the statement concluded.
