The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged Ghanaians to exercise restraint and avoid conflating two separate incidents that have recently attracted public attention, warning that inflammatory commentary could threaten religious and communal harmony. In a statement issued on Thursday, August 13, the Council said the two matters involved separate circumstances and should not be treated as one incident. The first concerns the arrest of two religious clerics over alleged inflammatory and offensive remarks about Prophet Mohammed, while the second relates to footage circulating on social media showing a person restrained in handcuffs in the presence of individuals associated with law enforcement. The Council said the sensitive religious dimension of the developments required responsible public discourse.