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A total of 21 basic primary schools in the Bimbagu Circuit in the Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri District of the North East region have been closed down by the Ghana Education Service (GES).
The Supervisor for the Bimbagu Central and East Circuits, Dalukirir Jakper Jolly, confirmed the closure.
He explained that the directive from the Regional Director of the Service was due to renewed violence between the Nanik and Bimbagu communities.
The violence, which erupted at dawn on Friday, February 28, resulted in the killing of three residents of Nanik, including a teacher who was a native of Walewale. The three were burnt beyond recognition.
According to community sources, heavily armed men stormed the community at about 5 a.m., carrying out shootings and a series of arson attacks.
Security personnel who arrived two hours later reported that several houses had been torched, along with food supplies.
The Circuit Supervisor stated that the school closures were due to fears of a possible escalation of violence to other parts of the area.
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