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A Ranking Member on the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament, James Agalga, has justified the need for the establishment of a bipartisan committee to investigate the alleged involvement of Police officers in recent bullion van robberies in the country. Speaking in an interview with Evans Mensah on Top Story on Thursday, the legislator explained that, on some occasions, the Police have failed to do a thorough job, when investigating their own internal matters. According to him, consequently, there have even been attempts to create an independent Police complaints commission, which has not materialised. Mr. Agalga explained that the bipartisan…

Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has described the recent spate of road accidents in the country as a pandemic. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah says the number of deaths associated with road accidents is alarming. The National Roads Safety Commission says over 200 people died from road accidents between January and the middle of March 2022. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah says the matter must be dealt with urgently. “Most of our cities are prone to road traffic crashes and their attendant fatalities and injuries. It is not out of place to say that road crashes are the new global pandemic considering the very…

President Akufo-Addo has attributed the major cause of road accidents in the country to driver indiscipline. According to the President, that was the findings of the Inter-Ministerial Committee set up by government to investigate the increasing spate of road crashes in the country. He also identified that the lack of logistics on the part of regulators to implement road traffic regulations has impeded efforts to curb the situation. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Kofi Annan Road Safety Awards, the President said more work must be done to end road crashes. He, however, stressed that if the issues, particularly,…

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Police Service to, as a matter of urgency, come up with innovative and intelligent measures to address road accidents in the country. Provisional data from the Motor Traffic Transport Department (MTTD) indicates that 469 people died in road crashes between January and February alone. Describing the situation as worrying, the President at the Kofi Annan Road Safety Awards on Wednesday asked for road crashes to be nipped in the bud as soon as possible. “We must treat road traffic accident as a global pandemic and assume equally, a more proactive responsible attitude to deal with…

Residents and traders at Highways, a suburb in Bawku in the Upper East Region have sustained varying degrees of injury after a joint police-military team forcefully dispersed them from the commercial street. The security officials reportedly used force in an attempt to get the traders to move from the street to the main market. In the course of the action, the officers destroyed meals being sold by food vendors and also pushed down some motorcycles. Some windscreens were also smashed in the exercise that started around 7.20am on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Citi News’ attempt to film the incident was…

A security expert, Emmanuel Bombande has stated that the ongoing conflict in Bawku can be resolved if the aggrieved parties resort to dialogue. According to him, even though the simmering tensions are serious, a coordinated dialogue between the disgruntled groups can help restore peace and calm in the area. Speaking in an interview with Evans Mensah, on Top Story on Wednesday, he stated that just like the Dagbon crisis, peace can be restored if there is recourse to talks amongst all parties. “The guns must go silent in Bawku. And the way to do that, you see a gate keeping…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bawku in the Upper East Region, Amadu Hamza, has admitted that the turmoil in the area is becoming extremely difficult to handle.  He says the escalated tension in Bawku should now be treated with the utmost seriousness it deserves because of the negative impact it is having on livelihoods. These concerns come on the heels of Wednesday’s exchange of gunshots that led to the death of one person and injuries to five others, three of whom are military officers.  Earlier in the week, one person was killed after he was also gunned down.  “I…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Amadu Hamza Zoogo has confirmed the shooting of three military officers at Bawku in the Upper East Region. According to him, one military officer is currently battling for his life while two others are seriously injured. This happened during a shootout with feuding residents in renewed clashes in Bawku. Reasons for the attack remains unknown but officials say the security men were on their usual night patrol. He, however, stated that the injured security personnel are responding to treatment at the hospital. Speaking with JoyNews, he said the feud was triggered by the recent shooting…

The Republic of Ghana, for some interesting but yet to be discovered reason, has a myriad of recurring challenges that predate 1989, the year of my birth. These include street hawking, dumsor, choked gutters, incessant general commodity price hikes, perennial flooding, ethnocentrism, chieftaincy and land disputes, to mention but a few. Significant among the pool of challenges begging for redress is road traffic accidents. Unfortunately, due to the seeming inaction or the lack of commensurate efforts on the part of successive governments and other stakeholders, road accidents have claimed several lives, ended arguably bright destinies, and left several homes devastated.…

Roles were reversed as school children from the Thomas Clegg Cluster of Schools in Kaneshie and Community 8, No 3 & 4 Primary Schools in Tema led road safety training sessions for commercial drivers in Accra and Tema, as part of the Kids Road Safety Panel (KRSP) programme.  The road safety education programme, run by AMEND Ghana, a non-governmental organisation focused on road safety, was executed in collaboration with the National Road Safety Authority and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC). The KRSP program aims to increase drivers’ awareness of road traffic risks around schools, and children’s knowledge of…