Some University for Development Studies (UDS) students have urged to the area's contending groups to make peace and resolve their disputes via discussion.
They claim that regular disputes in communities like Bawku are causing divisiveness among students, since some students have already left shared platforms.
This, among other things, is impacting their education and coexistence, which is why they are pleading for harmonious relations between offended parties.
The students, who are members of the University for Development Studies' Upper East Students' Union, told JoyNews that the confrontations had prevented them from studying together again.
Zoogah Yingura Dorcas, the President of the Nyankpala Campus Union, claimed that individuals who used to be friends now avoid each other on campus for fear of spreading the strife.
'We feel uneasy returning home after holiday,' said UDS students in Bawku.
"Even after holidays, we feel frightened returning home since we don't know when the next act of violence would occur." She appealed, "We urge on our leaders and elders at home to smoke the peace pipe."
Akugri Pius Awimbe, another student, noted that most of them – who mostly fund themselves in school – are unable to take on other jobs that provide them money.
'We feel uneasy returning home after holiday,' said UDS students in Bawku.
He said that this was the case. He claims that as a result of this, some of them have been forced to change their courses since they cannot afford to pay their tuition.
Akugri voiced concern over the shutdown of schools in Bawku, noting that some teachers and health practitioners had already fled to safer areas.
"They label us as aggressive when we compete for leadership positions, and they use it against us."
Meanwhile, Father Thaddeus Kuusah, the Northern Regional Secretary of the National Peace Council (NPC), has stated that a series of interactions with stakeholders have taken place at Bawku in order to find a long-term solution to the issue.
'We feel uneasy returning home after holiday,' said UDS students in Bawku.
According to him, an inter-ethnic group has been formed to deal with concerns that have arisen in the region.