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NCCE facilitates police, community engagement in Sene East

The Sene East police of the National Commission For Civic Education on NCCE, has facilitated a police-community engagement under the Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism programme funded by the European Union in Kajaji the district capital.

Date Created : 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Daneil Oduro-Stewart/Ghanadistricts.com

Welcoming participants the acting district director of the Commission Mr. David Kumogsua Dubong said the rise in extremist activites in our neighboring countries makes it important to create the necessary awareness of the threat especially as we approach elections in December. The district police commander Assistant Superintendent of Police Francis Ampofo said extremist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda have destabilized a number of communities in recent times through abductions and killings with the aid of arms and ammunitions among others citing Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso as examples. He said the situation has become even more critical with the impending elections as tense conditions associated with it create fertile grounds for the infiltration of these undesirable elements.

ASP Ampofo therefore called for collaboration between the people and the security agencies in order to nip any potential insurgent activity in the bud adding that security is a shared responsibility. Whiles nothing the importance of security consciousness on the part of each person, the police commander called for the formation of neighborhood watch commi7ees and assured the people of the protection of the identity of those who volunteer information to his outfit.

The Bono east regional director of the Commission Mr. Joseph Kwaku Yeboah who chaired the function said these militants have now deployed what he called the ‘so; approach’ by engaging and recruiting vulnerable youth to further their objectives. He urged the people to report suspicious characters within their communities to the relevant authorities for appropriate action. The police commander together with the regional NCCE boss took turns to address issues bothering the minds of participants during an open forum. Present were members of the Inter Party Dialogue Commitee, the Local Council of Churches, representative of the Chief Imam, people living with disabilities and a number of youth and trade groups.