Ambrose Dery interacting with Controller General of the GIS, Kwame Takyi and other officers
Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has
announced the establishment of police stations in the Kokomba and Chokosi
communities to ensure lasting peace in the area.
Mr. Dery said the Police Council has decided to
end the protracted conflict between the two ethnic groups which often result in
deaths and destruction to properties.
“Yesterday, the Police Council met to establish
police stations in the areas…we do not want to go and fight and withdraw, now
we want to put a permanent structure there,” he said.
The latest clashes between the two groups,
which occurred a few days ago, resulted in the death of one person and injuries
to several others.
The minister said, “It’s unfortunate that for
the past two days they have started burning houses. But
we do not want to create the impression that we are dealing with the situation
that has never happened, but we think that must not continue to exist and we
are going to make sure we work towards that.”
He made the revelation on the sidelines of a
special regional commanders’ meeting of the Ghana Immigration Service
(GIS) in Accra.
Addressing the gathering,
Mr. Dery encouraged the police officers to closely collaborate with other
security services and civil society organizations and adopt a coordinated
approach in preventing and countering terrorism in Ghana.
He said it was becoming
increasingly clear that the greatest threat in the West African sub-region is
terrorism, citing recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso.
“We cannot pretend that
all is well and take the peace of our country for granted. Countering terrorism
is therefore the top security concern of the President of the Republic and
indeed all of us. Having said that let me remind all of us, that the challenge
demands remedial efforts from all of us,” he added.
He appealed to the public
to voluntarily share information with security officers to avoid any surprises.
“We need information,
anyone who comes into your community and is a stranger, whether foreigner or
Ghanaian, do let the agencies know about it so we can have no surprises,” he added.
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri
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