The
Ashanti Region Watch Committee has called on the President, John Dramani Mahama
and the Police Administration to ignore calls by certain elements in the
Ashanti region for the transfer of the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCoP
Nathan Kofi Boakye.
According to the Committee, even though DCoP Kofi Boakye
might have stepped on some toes in the performance of his official duties, that
should not be the motivation for anyone or group to call for his removal,
considering the significant positive impact his leadership has brought to bear
on peace and security in the Ashanti region during the relatively short period
he has been in the helm of affairs of the Police Command.
Speaking in an
interview with some journalists in Kumasi, the Secretary of the Committee,
Edwin Nana Sebeh Busumuru, recounted the various achievements the Kofi
Boakye-led Regional Police Command has made in the almost one year of his
stewardship.
Nana Busumuru said for instance, that since the assumption of duty
of Kofi Boakye, there has been a mark improvement in the level of personal and
professional discipline among the Police personnel culminating in enhanced
public trusts and confidence in the Service.
Similarly, the rate of crime
committed in the region, compared with the situation before DCoP Kofi Boakye’s
arrival, has reduced drastically such that some public known criminal elements
in the region have relocated not just from the region, but in neighbouring West
African countries.
Nana Busumuru said also that the increased Police visibility
all over the region, especially at night, their swift response to distress
calls, coupled with the closer collaboration with the various Community Watch
Committees in fighting crime, have resulted in the creation of a peaceful
environment for residents in the region to go about their lawful duties, with
relatively no fear of attack from criminals.
On behalf of the Committee, Nana
Busumuru appealed also to the Asantehene to also show an interest in the
continuous stay of DCoP Kofi Boakye as the Ashanti Regional Police Commander to
lead the Police to fight crime in the region.
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