Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) has cut its power supply after gunmen destroyed a power utility infrastructure in the town.
The Bawku township and its neighbouring communities were immediately plunged into darkness.
According to NEDCO, the gunmen fired at one of the towers in the town leading to conductor damage.
NEDCO said it cannot tell for the moment when the problem will be rectified and power restored, however, it assured residents of the affected areas that its technicians were working around the clock to fix the damage.
An unconfirmed number of people were reportedly killed on Sunday while others sustained various degrees of injury in a renewed chieftaincy clash at Bawku.
It was reported that the violence erupted after the alleged killing of an old man and his son at Natinga on Saturday.
The old man was shot dead at his home while his son died later on Sunday. This led to sporadic shooting within the Bawku township leading to casualties.
Some houses were also burnt.
It is reported that there is an ongoing meeting at the regional and municipal levels over the matter.
Security and defence forces have restored calm and currently patrolling the area to ensure peace.
Bawku township has for months now experienced renewed curfews imposed by the government due to a resurgence in its intermittent conflict since November 2021.
The Upper East Regional Security Council further placed a ban on the wearing of smocks, riding on motorbikes, and operation of tricycles in the community.
In October 2022, the Regional and District Security Councils (REGSEC) temporarily lifted the ban on the operations of tricycles after residents continuously lamented the lack of transportation to workplaces.
