The Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has announced plans by the government to rebuild the statue of the Bawku Naba, Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, which was destroyed over the weekend.

In a post shared on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, July 17, Dr Omane Boamah described the destruction as unacceptable and that those responsible would be sanctioned.

“The destruction of the cherished statue in Bawku over the weekend is unacceptable. The government shall rebuild the statue and expects appropriate sanctions to be meted out to the perpetrators,” he stated in the post.

The statue, located in a public space at Bawku, depicts Zugran Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II.

It was brought down amid the ongoing chieftaincy tensions between the Mamprusi and Kusasi factions.

The minister further decried the shooting of two soldiers at Bawku, and cautioned soldiers who secretly provide guard duties for unauthorised persons and urged the Military High Command to deal with such persons.

He also commended a soldier who declined a bribe during the anti-galamsey operations. The soldier has since been promoted by the Chief of the Defence Staff and received a GH¢10,000 personal donation from the minister.

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