Eastern region records low crime rate

Koforidua, Jan.27, GNA- The Eastern Region recorded low cases in crime
related activities last year as compared to 2005.While in 2005, the
region recorded 462 crime cases including highway and residential
robberies, rape and defilement cases, murder and reported narcotic
offences, the cases reduced to 368 in 2006.The Eastern Regional
Commander of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Felix
Asare-Darko, said these on Friday, at the annual WASSA, held for
members of the Ghana Police Service in the Eastern Region, on Friday
at Koforidua.DCOP Asare-Darko, noted that there was an increase in
workplace robberies including those that occurred at filling stations
in the region.
He commended police personnel in the region for their hard work
and vigilance that resulted in the reduction in the crime rate.DCOP
Asare-Darko appealed to the people to cooperate with the police to
ensure that criminals were flushed out from the region.
He said chieftaincy disputes and the activities of nomadic Fulani
herdsmen created some level of insecurity in the region during the
year under review.DCOP Asare-Darko cited the Kitase Chieftaincy
dispute, trouble at the funeral of the late Queenmother of New Juaben
and the invasion of Fulanis of the Afram Plains as a result of which
two persons died.The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Yaw Barimah,
commended the police for their prompt response to security threatening
issues and urged them to discharge their duties professionally in
order to win the public's confidence.He pledged the Regional
Coordinating Council's support for the police and all other security
agencies to enable them ensure peace and security for development.The
District and Divisional Police Commanders, heads of other security
agencies, members of the Regional Coordinating Council and the
Regional Security Coordinator attended the WASSA.
GNA
28 Jan. 07