Following attacks by unidentified gunmen at two separate locations in Bawku, two people have been killed.

The incidents occurred amidst ongoing tensions in the area, which have seen a resurgence of violence in recent months.

One of the victims, Moro Aziz, a mentally unstable man from Gozesi, a suburb of Bawku, reportedly wandered towards the Bawku cemetery, where he was killed.

The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, but it marks another tragic loss in the conflict-ridden town.

The second victim, identified as Kasim, was killed in Daduri, another suburb of Bawku, while attempting to move to a different location.

Eyewitness accounts suggest that the attackers targeted him during his movements within the volatile area.

These recent killings bring the death toll in Bawku to 35 since the conflict reignited in late October 2024.

Despite a dawn-to-dusk curfew imposed by the authorities to curb the violence, the situation in the town remains tense and unpredictable.

The conflict, which began in November 2021 over the installation of a rival chief, subsided temporarily in 2023 but flared up again on 25 October 2024.

The return of the rival chief, Alhaji Seidu Abagre, installed by the Nayir, is reported to have triggered the renewed violence.

The security forces are on high alert, but peace remains elusive in the troubled town.