Police Command raises concern over dwindling public confidence

The Upper West Regional Police Command has expressed worry about the dwindling public confidence in the Police.

The Command said the situation is alarming because the crime rate will continue to increase in the communities since wrongdoing committed by criminals will go unreported.

To regain the lost public confidence, the Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Francis Aboagye Nyarko and his men have begun visiting mosques and churches to interact with worshipers and collect feedback on how the Service can improve on its image.

The visit is to re-emphasize the notion that “the police is your friend”.

DCOP Nyarko made this known in an interaction with GBC’s Radio Ghana at Wa.

A special Police team comprised of the Upper West Regional Police Commander and his Deputy, the Regional Crime Officer, the Regional Public Relations Officer along with other Senior Officers have over the past few weeks visited mosques on Fridays and churches on Sunday as part of the Police’s image rebuilding process.

The Upper West Regional Police Commander DCOP Francis Aboagye Nyarko said the exercise will not only be in the Regional Capital Wa but will be extended to other parts of the region.

DCOP Aboagye Nyarko said that the Police with support from the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is running a campaign to ensure that all tricycles used for commercial purposes are licensed. He would continue to advocate the licensing of all individuals who use the tricycles.

The Regional Commander however cautioned that failure to obey the law would lead to the prosecution of offenders.

DCOP Aboagye Nyarko was excited that in collaboration with the Savannah Regional Police Command, crimes that were committed between the Sawla – Wa stretch have reduced.

He called on motorists and pedestrians to continue obeying road traffic regulations in order not to fall foul of the law.