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Government Lifts Curfew on Hamile as Security Improves
The Interior Ministry has lifted the curfew on Hamile and nearby communities in the Lambussie District, six days after the deadly border explosion.
The government has lifted the curfew on Hamile and surrounding communities in the Lambussie District of the Upper West Region, saying the security situation in the border town has improved, Citi Newsroom reports.
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak announced the decision in a statement on Monday, November 9. He said it was taken on the advice of the National Security Council, by Executive Instrument, and took effect immediately.
Six days of restrictions
The curfew was first imposed after an explosion on Tuesday, November 3, near the Ghana–Burkina Faso border, which killed an officer of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and two civilians. According to Citi, the blast happened during a patrol, as immigration officers pursued suspected smugglers using an unapproved route.
Tensions between some residents and security personnel followed, and several people were reported injured in the confrontations. The government initially set a daily curfew from 6pm to 5am, then cut it to 10pm to 4am on November 5 as calm returned.
The lifting came after the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, had indicated that the curfew should not be removed until the safety of officers deployed in the area was assured.
Call for restraint
In its statement, the Interior Ministry urged chiefs, opinion leaders, young people and residents to keep the peace and avoid actions that could reignite tensions. It asked them to show restraint and to use non-violent means to channel their grievances.
The statement did not say whether a separate ban on carrying firearms, ammunition and other offensive weapons in the area, imposed alongside the curfew, had also been lifted.
Background
Hamile is a busy crossing point into Burkina Faso and one of the main border towns in the Upper West. Following the explosion, the Comptroller-General visited the area, met the chiefs and youth of Hamile, and promised additional personnel, vehicles and a new regional office in Wa to strengthen border management.
This is a catch-up report on an announcement made on November 9.
Source: Citi Newsroom — https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/11/govt-lifts-curfew-on-hamile/
