Mr. Moses Bukari Mabengba, the Northern Regional Minister, has blamed Fulani herdsmen for committing highway robberies in the region.
He said the Regional Security Committee had of late noted with concern highway robberies on the Tamale/Salaga road, Fulfulso Junction/Sawla,
Buipe/Kintampo, Savelugu/Diare road and the Wa/Bamboi roads and had instituted measures to deal with the situation.
He said a combined team of police and military personnel had been set up to patrol these routes to curb the problem.
Mr. Mabengba was addressing the maiden meeting of the Northern Regional Coordinating Council in Tamale on Tuesday.
He said investigations showed that most of the highway robberies were being committed by Fulani herdsmen and their local collaborators adding that the RESEC had written to National Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Agriculture about the unbecoming nature of the Fulani herdsmen.
The Regional Minister also reiterated his appeal to the public to provide the security agencies with the necessary information to flush out the criminals.
Mr. Mabengba said although the region was enjoying relative peace, Chieftaincy issues which remained unresolved were a matter of concern citing the Yendi chieftaincy problem, the Bimbilla Skins and the Buipe crisis as examples.
He said the worst affected area was the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District which in recent times suffered from conflicts resulting from chieftaincy and land related issues.