The Minister for the Interior has renewed the curfew hours imposed on Kpatinga and its environs from 12:00 midnight to 4:00 am, effective Friday, February 24, 2023.
A statement signed by Mr Ambrose Dery, the Sector Minister, said the curfew was renewed on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument.
The statement urged chiefs, elders, opinion leaders, youth and the 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.
It said there is a total ban on all persons in Kpatinga and surrounding areas from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapon.
The statement further cautioned that anyone found with arms or ammunition would be arrested and prosecuted.
Violence flared up in the Kpatinga community after two rival chiefs reportedly engaged in a gun battle.
Both chiefs are holding themselves as the rightful claimants to the Kpatinga skin, with the right to enskin subchiefs.