The Majority Chief Whip, also Member of Parliament for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to deploy a police patrol team to Panpanso No.1, a farming community along the Accra to Kumasi Highway where some masked armed men demolished 15 homes due to fear of another imminent attack.
The residents were asleep on Sunday dawn when some masked men suspected to be land guards stormed the village in the middle of the night, and disconnected the electricity transformer before pulling down the buildings.
15 households were demolished rendering 58 residents including 20 children and 23 women homeless.
The Member of Parliament for the area, Frank Annoh-Dompreh together with officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) on Tuesday visited the community to sympathize with the affected victims.
The MP donated 250 bags of cement, quantities of roofing sheets, and Ghc 20,000 to the affected victims.
Meanwhile, six persons have been arrested in connection with the invasion.
Background
Residents of Panpanso No.1, a farming community near Teacher Mante along the Accra to Kumasi Highway in the Nsawam/Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region went on a rampage Monday 18th April 2022 between 2:00am to 5:00 am after dozens of houses in the community were illegally demolished by masked armed men.
The residents were asleep when some masked men suspected to be land guards stormed the village in the middle of the night, and disconnected the main transformer cutting the electricity supply, before pulling down the buildings.
This agitating resident went on a rampage on the Accra to Kumasi Highway in a spontaneous demonstration.
The residents numbering over 200 blocked the highway with logs and stones and additionally burnt tyres creating gridlock on the road.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, the police team visited the scene of the demolished buildings and found eleven (11) houses pulled down with a payloader machine for no apparent reason leaving the dwellers homeless.
Unfortunately, the payloader machine and most of the suspects left the scene before the arrival of the police.
Nonetheless, one Dogbe an Okoda rider aged 23 years was arrested for his alleged involvement.
DSP Ebenezer Tetteh said efforts were being made to arrest one Kofi Acquah alleged to be the leader of the group that demolished the buildings.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
