The Bole District Police commander, DSP Benjamin Buxton, has appealed to residents to volunteer information to the Police to enable the Police to clamp down on crime.
“Fighting crime is a shared responsibility, therefore, the public is expected to volunteer credible information to the Police to help weed out miscreants from the area”, he said.
DSP Benjamin Buxton made the appeal when he met Muslims on Friday in Bole to sensitise them on issues of crime and security.
He stated that to minimise crime and improve upon security in the District , the police and other security agencies are not relenting on their efforts.
DSP Benjamin Buxton pledged that the police would work with the public to enable them (Police) ensure peace and order and combat crime.
The Ministry for National Security recently launched a citizens’ awareness campaign aimed at protecting the country against terrorist attacks.
The campaign, dubbed: “See something, say something”, encourages the public to be vigilant of the activities of suspicious characters and report such activities and characters to the security agencies.
The launch forms part of the ministry’s border counter-terrorism strategy aimed at sensitising the public to terrorism threats and encouraging the citizenry to collaborate with state security agencies to reduce the threat of terrorism in the country.
As part of the campaign, a toll-free number — 999 — has been provided for citizens to swiftly report suspicious activities to state security authorities or use the emergency contacts and social media platforms of the Ghana Police Service to draw the attention of state agencies to unusual activities within their communities.
Where mobile connectivity is a challenge, locals are to report suspicious activities to their local police, traditional leaders, opinion leaders, heads of faith-based organisations and leaders of political parties who could expedite action to arrest any threat of terrorism attack situation.
Source: yagbonradioonline
