A statement signed by Mr Ambrose Dery, the sector Minister and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said the renewal of the curfew was by an Executive Instrument.

It said the ban on carrying arms, ammunitions or any offensive weapons was still in force and that any person found with any arms or ammunition would be arrested and prosecuted.

The statement urged the people to exercise restraint in the face of the challenges confronting them and to use non-violent means to ensure peace in the area.