The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in partnership with the Ghana Police Service through its Transformation agenda has engaged ten (10) police officers and twenty (20) community leaders on violent extremism crimes, radicalisation, and positive peace.
They consist of youth chiefs, representatives from human rights groups, traders’ associations, some headmasters of senior high schools and other stakeholders in the Northeast region, at Mma Bugri Guest Lodge, Nalerigu.
The participants were educated and discussed knowledge of security and information of the area on violent extremism crime and how to combat radicalisation.
They were also engaged in building Positive peace and had discussions which made more revelations on security concerns in the region.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Mr Emmanuel Akonnor Director of Research at the Research, Planning and Transformation Directorate of the Ghana Police Service in his opening remarks stated that the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) has partnered with the Service for over ten years with sponsorship to ensure that the Police are professional and democratic, operates with rule of law and community-oriented.
He concluded that the HSF is committed to promoting peace, human rights, and development in West Africa.
The North-East Regional Police Commander Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Shaibu AbubaKar Sadique Osei emphasised the need to continue to fight crime in his jurisdiction and entreated everyone to get involved.
He further stated that there were three hundred and four (304) cases reported in the year 2022 as compared to five hundred and nineteen (519) cases reported in the year 2021, showing a decrease of two hundred and fifteen (215) cases.
The Assistant Commissioner further stated that the region has recorded One hundred and thirty-two (132) cases from January to July 2023. An indication that the crime rate has since 2021 been yearly reducing.