By Richard Kofi Attenkah
The Ashaiman Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Jonathan Ametefe Adams Godoe, has called on members of the general public to assist the service with logistics to enable it meet the growing needs of the communities.
According to him, since he took over the administration of the Division in March this year, he has been faced with several challenges.
He stressed that his men do not have adequate residential and office space to operate from, adding his outfit does not have enough vehicles to embark on patrol duties.
ACP Adams Godoe made the call when he delivered a speech at the annual West Africa Security Service Association (WASSA) get-together at Ashaiman on Thursday.
ACP Adams Godoe noted that Ashaiman was a fast developing township, with all manner of people and characters from other neighboring countries with divergent mind sets.
He revealed that while some people come to the area with good intentions, others come there with the sole aim to cause havoc, inflict pain, and grief, as well as indulge in criminal activities which are detrimental to the development of Ashaiman.
ACP Adams Godoe continued that his outfit had not been able to fully deal with the operations of motorbikes riders, popularly known as Okada in the area, stressing that the more his outfit mounts operations against the okada business, the more daring they become.
“When we arrest and seize 200 motorbikes today, over 300 more spring up the following day,” the Ashaiman police boss lamented, adding residents in areas such as Zenu, Golf City, Adjei Kojo, Lebanon among others are at the receiving end of such activities.
He, however, appealed to all residents in these robbery-prone communities to endeavour to volunteer information about the hideouts of these criminals, so that the police can smoke them out.
ACP Adams Godoe assured the informants that the police would not disclose their identities once they give them information about the operations of these criminals and their hideouts.
The Ashaiman police boss urged all police personnel to give out their best in the fight against crime, because they had a constitutional duty to ensure that people in these areas are safe to go about their daily duties without any hindrances.