While Ghana's military is considered one of West Africa's more stable and disciplined armed forces, some soldiers' repeated actions are giving the army a bad name.

In mid-March, women, children, and the elderly in Bawku town said soldiers from the 11th Mechanized Battalion beat them up.

The battalion is stationed in the northern frontier town, located 744 kilometers (462 miles) from the capital, Accra, to monitor and deter a long-simmering chieftaincy and land ownership problem.

Local media reported that the incident occurred after a military officer was shot and killed by unknown gunmen.

"Men were attacked, women were attacked, old men were attacked and even their limbs broken, properties were destroyed," Dr. Thomas Anaba, a local MP told DW.

"If a military officer is killed and you........

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