Finally, there has been a
security response to the nonsense which eclipsed the notorious Liberia Camp at
Buduburam in the Central Region almost indefinitely.
Lawlessness remained a
disturbing feature at the aforementioned location bordering the Greater Accra
Region with tales of security failure resonating within the enclave or
‘no-man’s-land’, as it were.
Being close to the Greater
Accra Region but administratively in the Central Region, it serves the
convenience of criminals operating in both regions.
There is no better description
of the state of lawlessness in the area than the picture painted by the chief
of the town soon after the murder of the two police officers, which was indeed a
bad story.
That the chief and his people continued
to endure to live in the worrying state without calling the attention of the
authorities and for that matter the local police points to one thing –
hopelessness.
Is it the case of the chief
having tried to no avail to have the police deal with the deteriorating
security situation in the area or simply not alerting the security agents?
Be it as it may, the police
would have definitely observed the state of lawlessness at the so-called
Liberia Camp but unable to deal with it for reasons best known to the command. It
cannot be acceptable that the local police did not know the state of insecurity
in the location under review. The intelligence unit within the division should
have an up-to-date situation report of areas under its jurisdiction, especially
given the nature of Buduburam and Kasoa.
But for the recent murders, the
rule of criminals would have persisted for much longer in the dreaded area.
It is relieving to learn that
the security operation would not be restricted to Accra alone but would be a
nationwide crackdown. A similar action has already taken place in the Bono
Region.
Our excitement about the feeling
that at last the criminals at Buduburam would no longer have a field day is
marred by the fear that the exercise would not be sustained.
Criminals can only be dealt
with effectively when such attacks are consistent. Without this element, the
criminals will definitely return emboldened to carry out more daring
criminalities.
Besides sustainability, it is
our opinion that the police especially must enhance their intelligence
gathering role. Sitting down and waiting for crime to be committed before
screaming ‘fall in’ to the men and women to pick their weapons from the armoury
is an outmoded policing tactic.
There is no doubt that most of
the breakthroughs in crime in the country have been through informant-support
intelligence.
The need to enhance the co-operation
with reliable informants and the public cannot be overlooked. Sufficient
financial rewards must be made available to informants and this should be paid
without the usual delay when such information pays and leads to the
apprehension of criminals. Congratulations though troops.
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