The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno has deployed additional security personnel and armoured vehicles to Nkwanta in the Oti Region following renewed violent attacks in the area.
The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, moved swiftly on Wednesday night, ordering the deployment of two armoured vehicles and officers from the National Police Operations unit to the Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, following a fresh wave of violent attacks that sent shockwaves through the area.
The deployment, confirmed in a statement issued by the Oti Regional Police Headquarters in Dambai on Thursday, March 26, was a direct response to the deteriorating security situation on the ground. According to the Police, the IGP’s decisive overnight intervention has since helped restore calm, with authorities indicating that the situation is currently under control.
A joint team comprising personnel from the Police, Military, Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI), Defence Intelligence, and the Ghana National Fire Service recovered five bodies in the aftermath of the attacks. The victims, three males and two females, were found at two separate locations, a grim testament to the scale of the violence that had gripped the community.
Investigations have now been launched to establish the full circumstances of the incident and to identify and prosecute those responsible.
In the meantime, the Police are appealing for the cooperation of residents. Authorities are urging people in Nkwanta and surrounding communities to remain calm and to share any information that could assist the ongoing investigations. The statement, signed by Deputy Superintendent John Nchor, also carried a pointed warning against the spread of misinformation, cautioning that false information and inflammatory actions risk undoing the fragile calm that security forces have worked to restore.
The deployment of armoured vehicles to Nkwanta signals the seriousness with which the IGP is treating the situation. For residents of the Oti Region, the hope now is that the presence of reinforced security will hold, and that answers about what happened and who is responsible will not be long in coming.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com