The Ghanaian Times agrees with a Senior Programmes Officer of the National Small Arms and Light Weapons Commission, Gyebi Asante that current sanctions are not punitive enough although they are being enforced. It calls for a review of the law on small arms and the imposition of a stiffer punishment regime to deter people from illegally acquiring guns to help reduce criminal activities and preserve the peace in the country. The Times urges the Central Firearms Registry and the Ministry of the Interior who are in charge of the importation and registration of arms to up their game. It says the Immigration Service and other security agencies must be on high alert to prevent the importation of guns into the country.
The Daily Graphic associates itself with the President’s call on Ghanaians to be vigilant and report suspicious characters who try to cause mayhem. The paper believes the call is important in the face of global threats. According to the Graphic, with the steady rise in crime globally, individual safety and personal protection can no longer be compromised. The paper advises the youth to be law abiding and contribute to Ghana’s development.
The Daily Heritage is not happy about how mobile money users are being duped by fraudsters. The paper says it has reports from some victims that telephony companies quickly respond to the complaints by sending back messages that investigations are being done but the victims say they do not believe the companies because some of the fraudsters still have the impudence to call them with same numbers again and again. The Heritage therefore appeals to telephony companies in the country to do all they can to protect their customers from all manner of fraudulent activities.
