Story by: Ishmael Barfi
According to the Foundation for security Development in Africa, (FOSDA), the recent reported Killings in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region is an alarming wake up call to the police and other security agencies.
Media reports suggests that about 7 to 10 private security men have been killed by unknown assailants in Wa within the last nine months with the latest incident happening last Friday 16th September, 2022.
This call by FOSDA was contained in its Press Release issued and signed by its Executive Director, Theodora Anti in Accra.
In the Release, FOSDA indicated that, its daily media monitoring on Violent Incidents has captured six incidents of violence in the Upper West region since December 2021 with 2 casualties.
“One of the recorded violent cases was a murder case recorded on 9th September 2022”, it stated.
To the Foundation, this makes the Upper West Region and the Wa Municipality a low violent area hence the neglect with regards to policing and other security services.
“We are alarmed that criminals have taken advantage of the peaceful environment in the municipality and perpetrated this atrocity on the blind side of the police and other security agencies”, she reiterated.
To address this menace, the release insisted that, “It is important that the issue is dealt with swiftly to restore the confidence of the people in the police and enhance the feeling of safety in the area.
Meanwhile, Foundation for Security Development for Africa (FOSDA) commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for swiftly deploying 350 Police officers to the area to investigate and solve the mystery.
And also recommended that in the long-term security should be enhanced in the Upper West Region as well as other low crime and violent areas to minimise the probability of such heinous crimes occurring in the future.
This is particularly crucial as Ghana strives to prevent extremists and terrorist attacks in any part of the country.
Source: www.thenewindependentonline.com
