A Lecturer at the Ghana Armed Forces Staff Training College, Lieutenant Colonel Emeka Ogboma has called for a robust military presence in Bawku to enforce peace in the troubled border town.
   
The Lieutenant Colonel made the observation when lecturers and students from the college toured the Upper East as part of their academic field practicals and professional observation to brief Government on the status of its programmes and policies on the ground.
   
Lt. Col. Ogboma said it was very important for Government to review the methods in addressing the Bawku conflict, and stressed that the robust presence of the Military in the conflict zone would do the trick of curbing the situation.
   
He said it was rather unfortunate that people were just arrested and were not punished,  adding, the culprits even had the nerve to wear the security uniforms in carrying their nefarious activities.
  
He emphasized that culprits of the conflict should be drastically punished to serve as a deterrent to others or else people would continue flout the law with impunity.
   
He noted that the Bawku issue had very serious repercussions on the Region and the country as a whole as economic activities and other development activities had come to a standstill, saying there was pressure on every facet of life as a result of the conflict in some parts in the Region especially Bolgatanga, the Regional Capital.

Lt. Col. Ogboma appealed to government to give the Military a free hand to deal with the problem devoid of political or ethnic interferences.

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