He also condemned, as disgusting im­punity, the brazen shooting at the vehi­cle of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by some irate youth in Bawku.

This, he adds, was an “assault on the authority of the state,” a misbehaviour that is not entertained in civilised dem­ocratic societies, said a statement issued by Dr Mohammed Marzuq Abubakari Azindoo, Personal Assistant to the National Chief Imam.

The statement said that Sheikh Sha­rubutu appealed to the factions in the Bawku chieftaincy conflict to “silence the guns” and allow the restoration of normalcy to the area.
  

He commended the government for referring the dispute to the Asantehene­Osei Tutu II for mediation.

The Chief Imam, however, expressed his readiness to engage in behind-the-scenes diplomacy, if the need arises, to enhance the quality of the mediation process.

“In the wisdom of the Chief Imam, decent democratic politics is a virtue. “But when a matter of national security implications is subjected to needless partisan politicisation, it can easily become a tribute to violence entrepre­neurs,” he cautioned.

He, therefore, urged Ghanaians to avoid the politicisation of the conflict and to participate in the national efforts at finding an amicable solution.

Again, SheikhSharubutu advised the media to be ethical, peace-loving, reconciliatory, and unifying in their re­portage on and analysis of the conflict.

“Jaundiced analyses that have the potential to inflame passions should be avoided,” he emphasizes.

The Chief Imam instructed all Imams in Ghana to dedicate portions of their Friday sermons to and offer special prayers for peace in Bawku in the next few weeks.

He called for de-escalation, recon­ciliation, and unification in the Bawku traditional area irrespective of the ethnic, religious, and political affiliations of the people.

God Bless Our Homeland Ghana