Drivers at the Kumasi-Bawku bus terminal have ceased operations in protest at a morning attack on one of their vehicles in the North East Region’s Walewale.
According to the drivers, the attack is the latest in a string of instances that have jeopardised their livelihood and made them fearful of driving people to Bawku and other regions of the North.
The Ghana Police Service has initiated a manhunt for the individuals responsible for shooting into the bus and setting it on fire. The assault killed one person and wounded numerous more.
The incident has generated concern among Suame bus terminal drivers, who claim they are now being targeted by persons who want to prevent them from getting to Bawku and other destinations.
Anasara George Akolgo, one of the bus terminal’s Chairmen, says the tragedy has devastated drivers.
“All of us were very shocked by what happened in Walewale because we had loaded the bus yesterday evening bound for Bawku, and it was attacked in Walewale and the people even followed the bus to the police station and burnt it, and we don’t understand why anytime there is a problem in Bawku, then the Walewale people begin to misbehave with us.”
“We have suspended services to Bawku, and we want the government and the IGP to step in and solve it amicably because what is happening is intimidation to us because most of the drivers are panicking.”
He further said that some individuals are now tracing tourists to Bawku and assaulting them while they are on the road.
