The Accra Regional Police Command has declared war on land guards whose activities create insecurity in the country. Land guards are often hired by dealers in land to terrorise land owners, as such dealers sell lands to multiple persons.
They are particularly employed in some communities in the Greater Accra Region where chieftaincy disputes are rife.
The activities of the land guards have, on numerous occasions, resulted in creating commotions, leading to the loss of lives and property.
WASSA
At the 2016 end of year get-together, popularly known as the West African Security Association (WASSA) for police personnel of the Accra Regional Police Command, the Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Osabarima Oware Asare Pinkro, said chieftaincy and land related problems took 50 per cent of the working time of the police in the region.
The remaining 50 per cent of the working time of the police, he said, went into combating violence and general crime in the region.
“Sometimes the Greater Accra Regional Command becomes so perplexed about the high frequency of chieftaincy and land-guard problems to the extent that we are torn between maintenance of public order and combating general crime in the city,” he said.
DCOP Asare Pinkro, therefore, entreated the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to tackle the chieftaincy problems in the region to enable the police to concentrate on fighting crime.
Major crimes
Mr Asare Pinkro, who assumed office on February 10, 2017, said apart from the chieftaincy and land guard issues, major crimes committed in the region included cyber crime, residential and street robbery illegal possession of arms and ammunitions and motorbike offences.
He also used the opportunity to commend the military for its continued support for the command and for maintaining good working relationship with the police.
The commander cited the recent violence clashes at Agbogbloshie in Accra as an example of how the police and military could work together to eventually bring the violent situation under control.
Decongestion
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Ishmael Ashitey, called on the different ethnic groups in the region to learn to co-exist.
“The police, executive members of the various groups and individuals at Agbogbloshie must resolve to make sure they contribute to the maintenance of peace and order in the region,” he added.
Source: Daily Graphic
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nice to declare war. we want action not just verbal noise
Please come to AMASAMAN-KWASHIKUMA AREA. THERE IS A CHIEF CALLED ADJEI SANAI FROM ADJEIMAN WHO IS CLAIMING INNOCENT PEOPLE LAND IN THE AREA. THE OTINTOR HAS NOR BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST NOT EVEN THE SEMPE. ITS SAD THAT THE POOR CANNOT GET THEIR LANDS BACK. LANDS WITH INJUNCTION ON IT, HE HAS CLEARED IT AND SOLD TO OTHERS. HE BRINGS LAND GAURDS TO TERRORISE THE AREA PEOPLE.
THE ISSUE OF LAND GUARDS IS THE GENESIS OR BRAIN CHILD OF ALL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON IN GHANA AND ESPECIALLY ACCRA-TEMA AREA. THE PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE IN THIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES TO THE EXTENT OF KILLING AND MAIMING THEIR VICTIMS ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ARMED ROBBERY/RAPE, GALAMSEY, OKADA OPERATIONS, POLITICAL VIGILANTE, HIRED ASSASSINATIONS JUST TO MENTION A FEW OF THE TERROR THEY VISIT ON PEACEFUL AND INNOCENT CITIZENS. IT THEREFORE CALLS FOR CONCERTED EFFORTS OF ALL PARTICULARLY THE MEDIA TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS CRUSADE MORE THAN WHAT WAS INVESTED IN FIGHT AGAINST GALAMSEY. AT LEAST DAY IN EVERY WEEK SHOULD BE SET ASIDE TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST THIS MENACE TO SEND THE SIGNAL CLEAR AND LOUD. IF THE ACTIVITIES OF LAND GUARDS ARE NIP IN THE BUD, GHANIANS WILL BEGIN TO KNOW PEACE AND BREADTH THE AIR OF FREEDOM TO PURSUE THEIR LEGITIMATE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. FOR THAT MATTER, THE IGP AND MINISTER OF INTERIOR SHOULD HELP THE POLICE WITH REQUIRED LOGISTICS TO RUTHLESSLY DEAL WITH LAND GUARDS. LAND GUARDS SHOULD SHOT AT ON SIGHT AND KILLED AS THEY DO TO THEIR VICTIMS TO SEND A STRONG WARNING TO ITS PERPETRATORS. THIS IS THE ONLY LANGUAGE SUCH HARD CRIMINALS. UNDERSTAND.
God bless you DCOP. Please come to Bortianor and the surroundings and help us deal with this landquards. If you want to start a foundation, build, manhole name they will harass you, and this has made a lot of land owners unable to come to their land to build, and others frustrated leaving the project uncompleted. Please come to our aid.
Massa; you are correct and like the galamasey business we need the efforts of the media and government to take a stance on this matter ; all these land guards are unofficial vigilante groups and should be banned -NOW !!!!! by NaNa Adddo ; the question is can Nana Addo do anything about this menance ; VERY DIFFICULT !!!!!!!because the police are involved ; the Chiefs are involved ;even some police Chiefs in Accra have their own land guards but they will deny this ; these land guards are ex-prisoners and unemployed macho men in Accra who work closely with the police to still police's lands and sell them with the assistance of the Lands Department IN Accra ; go to Gbawe/Weijia where even the MP for the area with the Chiefs go round stilling people lands Nana Addo SHOULD STOP THIS RAMPAGE OF LAND GUARDS :because if the givernment have managed to ske up the DElta boys thjen they should able to ban these land guards in society .
I will suggest to the police to go to Kwabenya and deal with the chief landguard Pastor Adu whose church is right before the big bridge after A Lang junction. This pastor Adu has all the Kwabenya Police in his pocket. An Akwapim man selling Ga lands. Please deal with this man. He will build on your land if you live abroad with the help of Kwabenya Police and there is nothing you can do about.Please Ghana Police do something about this Pastor.