Nkwanta now ghost town, schools, businesses closed down
The Nkwanta township in the Oti Region has been plunged into a state of desolation, with social and economic activities grinding to a halt following renewed ethnic conflict between the Akyodes and Challas communities.
The violence, which erupted last Wednesday, June 25, 2025, has claimed the life of a final-year student of Nkwanta Senior High School and left several others injured, including two female day students, who sustained gunshot wounds.
All public and private schools in the town have been closed down to protect the lives of students and teachers and Nkwanta Senior High School was among those shattered, with arrangements for police escorts to ensure students' safe passage home.
Many non-indigenous teachers have fled the town, adding to the sense ...