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Tema site two cleared of
criminals
Tema, July 15, Ghanadot/GNA -- In a bid to correct the
criminal image of his electoral area, Mr Alhassan Issah,
Assembly Member for the Kwesi Plange electoral area in the
Tema Metropolis on Sunday led a watchdog committee to arrest
six drug peddlers.
Tema Community one site two, in the electoral area, is known
to be one of the havens for criminals including, armed
robbers and drug addicts.
Armed robbers and mobile phone snatchers both operating in
and around Tema metropolis gives the stolen items to
narcotic sellers at site two in exchange of Indian hemp and
heroin.
Mr Issah told the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday that
residents and visitors to Tema always shiver at the mention
of Site two due to the activities of the criminals who
operate there.
He said it was unfortunate that even though 90 percent of
these miscreants stay in other communities in the metropolis
and use site two as their operating area, residents of site
two are mostly perceived to be criminals.
He observed that to correct such wrong impressions, he
gathered the youth and members of the Unit Committee,
trained them in safety techniques for two months to prepare
them towards ridding the area of criminals.
The Assembly Member stated that on Sunday at about 0500
hours, he together with 20 members of the committee embarked
on their first operation during, which the six were
arrested, adding that, two were caught selling large
quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp,
while four were smoking the leaves.
Tema Police Public Affairs Officer, Inspector Olivia Turkson,
who confirmed the arrests, gave the names of the six as
William Attiah, 28-year-old truck pusher, Yakubu Gingo,
33-year-old unemployed, Eric Owusu Ansah, 28-year-old scrap
dealer.
The others are Samuel Adenyo, 28-year-old trader, Amartey
Patrick, 21-year-old driver’s mate and Kofi Bueny,
48-year-old unemployed.
Mr Issah pleaded for the support of the police and the
courts, stating that while it is the responsibility of the
police to protect watchdog committee members, it is also the
duty of the courts to fast track cases involving such
criminals to serve as a deterrent to the others.
He said activities of the watchdog committee, which used to
patrol the area collapsed due to threats issued against them
by the criminals, as well as the frustrations members went
through at the court when such miscreants were being
prosecuted.
GNA
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