The Legon District Police Command has promised to institute heavy security measures to ensure the safety of students and staff of the University of Ghana.
Speaking to Radio Univers on plans being put in place as the University nears reopening (November), the District Police Commander, DSP Emmanuel Asante stressed unequivocally that “there’s going to be a beef up in security.”
According to him, the increasing rate of crime on the University’s campus can be attributed to the failure of people to report criminal cases to the police.
He said when that happens, it hampers the action plan of the police to reduce those action waves.
As a result, he indicated that security on, and around campus is being tightened to prevent security threats to the lives of students.
DSP Asante added that “we have made recommendations to the authorities and plans are underway to have some of these things [including the fixing of street lights] rectified.”
His comments come at the back of the alleged murder of a pharmacist on Monday, September 21, 2020.
DSP Asante noted that the cause of death is yet to be ascertained as various factors could have contributed to his death.
“We can’t at present confirm that he was stabbed or again that probably he died as a result of choking while throwing up. At present we’re holding an inquest into what caused the death and if we’re able to establish that it was a result of unnatural means probably as a result of unnatural harm caused to him, then we know we have to intensify our investigations to look out for persons,” he said.
He therefore entreated individuals to make their security a priority, saying, “let us try to take our personal security seriously.”
“There are a lot of unapproved routes on the University campus and using those routes late in the night alone is not helpful for personal security. We need to look out for places where there are lights. It is prudent that we take steps at any point in time to ensure that we are safe,” he advised.
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Source: Radio Univers