Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Alhaji Karim Oga, a Kusasi businessman at Bawku, which sparked off the conflict there on Sunday, May 4. Alhaji Oga was shot while returning from the mosque after the evening prayers. The arrest of the two men was disclosed to the Times yesterday in a telephone interview, by Mr Fosu-Mensah Gyeabour, the Upper East Regional Police Commander. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr Gyeabour, who declined to name the suspects for security reasons, said they have been put in police custody "for their own safety pending further police investigations." Mr Gyeabour urged people with information that would lead to the arrest of all those behind the killing of Oga and another Kusasi man, Karim Ayaba, a herdsman, to come forward and assist the police. He said no one has so far been arrested in connection with the killing of Ayaba on Friday at Yarigungu, a suburb of Bawku. Ayaba was attacked by five unknown assailants during curfew hours who demanded the release of cows belonging to Mamprusis to them. When he said he did not have any cows belonging to the Mamprusis in his kraal, they tied him up at the stake and shot him several times. The shooting and the subsequent death of Oga sparked off the latest Bawku upheaval which led to the imposition of a 22-hour curfew on the Bawku municipality, reviewed yesterday to begin from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Meanwhile, about 101 Mamprusis are believed to have taken refuge at Goulougonsi, Togo, following the May 4 renewed conflict at Bawku. They were allegedly chased out by Kusasis and the nearest place to Pusiga where they were resident in Goulougonsi, which is six kilometres away. The group, said to be made up of 38 men, 28 women and 35 children, are being housed in a mosque. This came to light on Saturday when officials of the Information Services Department in the Bawku municipality led by James Dorgbetor, were in Goulougonsi to assess the conditions under which the Mamprusi refugees were living. Briefing the team on the plight of the refugees, Abdulai Faruk,a teacher and stationery dealer, said his store with goods valued at over GH¢1,500 was completely burnt down in the wake of the upheaval. Seidu Musah, an opinion leader, said at about 7 p.m. on May 4, he heard sporadic gunshots in the Pusiga township, followed by some houses and stores bursting into flames. According to him, four stores with their stocks worth thousands of Ghana cedis, two motor-cycles, five bicycles and a number of houses as well as personal effects were all burnt to ashes. He said having sensed their lives were threatened, they fled to the town without taking any personal belongings along. Mr Musah appealed to the government to intervene and facilitate their return home. He also appealed to philanthropists, and non-governmental organisations for water, food, clothing and mats. The Pusiga Naba, Naba Tambisballem Ayuma, during an interaction with the team later at his palace confirmed the story but explained that the Manprusis in Pusiga were in two groups — the Akpariba and the Musah gates. According to him, the Akpariba gate has since returned to Pusiga while those of the Musah gate are yet to do so. Earlier, Mr. Abdulai Abanga, the Bawku Municipal Chief Executive, had paid a visit to Goulougonsi and donated 14 mini bags of rice, a half-bag of maize and GH¢100 to the refugees. He assured them of the government’s preparedness to ensure their return home as well as their protection. Source: The Ghanaian Times