The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has dispatched a team from Police Headquarters in Accra to Upper Manya Krobo in the Eastern region to inspect the state of three Police stations closed down for possible redeployment of police personnel.
The Ghana Police Service withdrew its personnel from three police posts in Akateng, Sekesua, and Otrokper communities almost four years ago.
The delegation from the police headquarters was satisfied with the renovation of the Sekesua Police post building by MP Bismark Tetteh Nyarko.
It is expected that the IGP will act on the report and repost Police personnel to the abandoned police posts.
A month ago, Mybrytnewsroom reported that the absence of police personnel in these communities is fueling anxiety and insecurity among residents and traders who travel from across the country to the communities to purchase from farmers and fishers.
Speaking to the media, residents in the affected communities appealed to the Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to redeploy police personnel to the three police posts to operationalize them.
According to the residents, a recent campaign admonishing Ghanaians to be vigilant and speak -out on the back of a surge in extremist attacks in the sub-region may not yield results when the police posts are closed.
The Akateng Police station for instance was built under the John Mahama-led NDC government through the proceeds from the sale of Premix fuel to help improve security on the back of robbery attacks.
The residents say the closure of the police Posts has made the communities vulnerable to security threats such as robberies fearing terrorists could take advantage to infiltrate the communities.
The Member of Parliament Bismark Tetteh Nyarko told the media that having renovated the police Posts, he has written to the Interior Minister Ambrose Derry to redeploy personnel into them to provide security however yet to be responded to.
He said he raised similar concerns on the floor of Parliament hoping the Police administration listens to operationalize the police posts again.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
