Wednesday 7th August, 2019
Awutu Bawjiase (C/R), Aug. 7, GNA –
Superintendent Emmanuel Nii Annan Ofori, Awutu Bawjiase District Police
Commander, has appealed for support to build a District Police Headquarters and
a permanent police station capable of housing all departments required for
effective work.
He said this will go a long way to enhance
policing which was not only to restore public law and order but also assist in
re-establishing the confidence of the population.
Supt Ofori said this as part of the
commemoration of the 2018 WASSA activities held at Bawjiase in Awutu Senya
District.
The event was held under the theme:
“Consolidating idea against vigilantism for National Safety”.
On crime statistics, Supt Ofori said, for
the first and second quarters of the year, the station recorded one robbery in
2018 against one in 2019 while stealing cases reduced from 31 in 2018 to 21 in
2019.
He said we are in an era of “Democratic
Policing” where police and public are accountable, subject to the rule of law
and respect of human dignity.
The Commander urged the personnel under his
jurisdiction to work harder to ensure that peace prevails in the area.
“The role of the Police role in a democratic
society is to protect, rather than to impede freedoms and they must provide a
safe orderly environment in which these freedoms can be exercised”, he said.
Supt Ofori expressed gratitude to all police
officers and the Community Police Assistants stationed at Awutu Bawjiase
District Command for their valuable sacrifices made to effectively police the
area.
GNA
