Ada Police Abetting Crime
Residents in and around Sege in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region are asking the Tema Regional Police Command and the IGP to cause a major shakeup in the Ada Divisional Police administration before peace and security breaks down totally. According to some worried residents, the law enforcement officers who are mandated to protect the citizenry and maintain law and order rather turn to abet crime through their conducts and undermine security of the area, culminating in the rife in robbery, illicit drug trade and burglary in the area.
The Publisher’s independent investigation reveals that, the collaborative efforts by the Ada West Command, the assembly and watchdog groups to combat crime is thwarted by underhand dealings of some personnel at the police command. It is established that some police investigators take money from the criminals and release them soon after their arrest.
The freshest case was the release of one Emmanuel Sorgbordzor known as Alaley, a wanted drug peddler noted for the sale of Cannabis, Tramadol and Cocaine to early teenagers most of whom are second circle students at Sege, a day after he was arrested with four others with several illicit substances in his residence the fugitive was released after what residents described as weak charges proffered against him by the police.
The investigation also reveals that the divisional police hierarchy is responsible for the questionable release of a lot of criminals when arrested, frustrating the work of both the watchdog team and the District Command. The quagmire of the worrying development is that, the residents alleged that some personnel in the Ada West Police Command even give criminals a tip off anytime the police intend to strike, and enjoy from their booties later. A situation which now becomes a knight mare for the DCE Hon. Adzoteye Lawer Akrofi who placed security as his topmost priority.
It will be recalled that somewhere in April 2018 a criminal gang comprising 2 females and 3 men lead by a notorious robber, Alaska, who was on the police wanted list for several years were arrested at Sege after they looted many chops in the area but were later freed under a bizarre circumstances causing fear and panic among the public.
The police were again faulted by the residents during the Tehe burnt chief cops disaster when the District Police Commander DSP George Aboagye thwarted the effort of a watchdog team by releasing some criminals who the watchdog team apprehended in the community when the gang first went to the Tehe community to destroy a grave prepared for the burial of the late chief Nene Mensah Zotorvie. The criminals upon their release on same day returned and burned the remains of the late chief including a hears carrying his remains and again killing another mourner and causing injury to many.
The police lead by the District Commander again in last month released a farmer without charging him to court when he fearsely resisted arrest after burning acres of farm crops in a disputed land matter at Huakpo also in the Ada West District.
Some worried residents who spoke to The Publisher on condition of anonymity for fear of being victimised said some personnel, particularly investigators extort money from arrested criminals and free them as soon as possible. As if that is not enough, they even disclose the identities of informants to these criminals who latter haunt them.
They therefore call on the Regional Commander as well as the IGP to as a matter of urgency do some transfers in the entire Ada Police Divisional Command particularly the Ada West District since their security is threatened by the officers. They revealed that the crime war waged by the DCE will be in vain should their call be ignored.
By – Investigators
