The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has raised alarm at what it says is an upsurge in armed robbery and other violent crimes in the country and implored the security agencies to intensify activities and programmes aimed at drastically reducing these crimes.
According to the Association, there is a need for the security agencies to enhance education of the general public on crime prevention and detection with a view to awakening the security consciousness of the citizenry.
The GBA expressed the worry in a statement on the rampant armed robbery and other violent crimes in the country following the latest attack that took the life of a prominent lawyer and a member of the GBA.
Richard Badombie, the lawyer and other occupants of a Hyundai Accent saloon car with registration number GN 9890-17 was attacked between Banda Nkwanta and Nuoyiri on Saturday 28th May, 2020 resulting in his untimely death.
The Association prayed the relevant security agencies to carry out swift and thorough investigations of the incident in order to identify the perpetrators of the heinous crime and make them face the full rigours of the law.
“The GBA would like to assure its entire membership that the Association will do everything within its power to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of this abominable crime.”
“The GBA further urges the security agencies to intensify the protection of all persons living within the territorial borders of the Republic of Ghana so that they can feel safe and go about their daily activities and businesses in peace without the slightest sense of insecurity,” the statement said in parts.
Meanwhile, the Association has offered a reward of GH¢20,000.00 for credible and legitimate information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of last Saturday’s armed robbery.