Ahmed Isshaq Ndebuari, Chairman of the Kusaung Heritage Defenders, has issued a stark warning to the Ghana Armed Forces, insisting that the Kusasi people will no longer tolerate extrajudicial killings and brutality in the name of maintaining peace in Bawku.
“The military does not have two souls. When people are killed, they don’t return. So they should not act like they are untouchable,” he said in an emotionally charged interview with ABC News Gh on Sunday, July 14.
Ndebuari recounted several recent incidents, including an attack on Kusasi civilians at the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway, which he claims resulted in the death of a 14-year-old boy and a Burkinabé national.
“I sent video evidence to the security services myself. These things are happening, and yet, government remains unconcerned. When people decide to be peaceful, it doesn’t mean we can’t react,” he stated, expressing deep frustration with what he called the government’s indifference to Kusasi suffering.
He also demanded the removal of Mamprusi Chief Seidu Abagre from Bawku, declaring that “he will never be the chief of Bawku, not today, not tomorrow.”
Stressing that the Kusasi community seeks peace but will no longer sit quietly, Ndebuari declared, “We are not threatening anyone, but let this be the last time any military man targets a Kusasi. The government should not dare us.”
His remarks come as multiple civil society organizations and rights groups continue to question the military’s conduct in Bawku, with calls for independent investigations into recent killings and the destruction of cultural symbols.
