Ampeyo (O/R), Feb. 11, GNA-Nana Frempong Ware III, the Paramount Chief of Ampeyo Traditional Area, has appealed to the Ministry of Interior and the National Security to establish a border post at Fotoyeye.
This, he said, would prevent intruders and extremists from entering the country through an unapproved route at Fotoyeye near Ampeyo.
He also appealed to the Ghana-Togo Boundary Demarcation Committee to order the people of Fotoyeye to move to Foto, where they belong to.
Nana Ware made these remarks at the Violent Extremism and Radicalisation sensitisation programme in border communities organised by the CDD-Ghana at Ampeyo in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region.
It is being implemented by Newlife Development Centre, Sabram-based CBO.
He said the colonial master, in their wisdom, created a border post there which was manned previously by the Border Guards, but was abandoned and many appeals for its re-establishment had proven futile.
Nana Ware said during the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) exercise, the Enumerators dispatched there were nearly killed because the residents claimed they were on Togo Land, but they were not.
Mr Daniel Agbesi Latsu, the Kadjebi District Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), and facilitator called on the participants to be security conscious to reduce their vulnerability to terrorist attackers.
He said Ghana was not immune to terrorist attacks since they could strike anytime and anywhere.
He said although Ghana had enjoyed relative peace and stability for several decades, the growing insecurity in the West African sub-region and the emerging trends of security threats from terrorism and extremist’s activities, had diverse implications for the country’s stability.
Mr Latsu advised the participants to ‘RUN’ if there was a safe route if not ‘HIDE’ and called service hotline numbers 191 and 18555 for help when attacked.
He said it was impossible to identify a terrorist by appearance, nationality and language.
He said they could only identify a terrorist threat by observing or hearing about suspicious activity that might lead to a criminal act.
The NCCE District Director asked the participants to check the background of visitors they received thoroughly as most terrorists camouflage themselves as visitors and carry out their barbaric activities unaware.
He also advised the resident to form Community Watchdog Committee as a measure in curbing crimes in their communities.
GNA