Chiefs and residents of Gomoa Akraman in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region, are angry and calling on Inspector General of Police (IGP) to come to their aid, after a group of land guards with weapons invaded the community and destroyed the community’s cemetery, farms and buildings.
Addressing a press conference, the angry residents revealed that, these land guards, led by one Rahman, have destroyed all their crops through sand winning and also selling their lands to estate developers
The residents say the land guards have been also winning sand behind the community school and the chip compound which has become treats to pupils, and health workers in the community.
Meanwhile, the chief of Gomoa Akraman Nana Kwame Appiah V also said several complaints have been lodged at the Central East Regional Police Command, IGP, Interior Minister, but nothing has been done to arrest them, despite a court injunction on the said land.
Nana Kwame Appiah said, President and all the security agencies should not blame them if the situation escalate.
Furthermore, committee secretary of Gomoa Akraman Daniel Odoom said, the situation is getting out of hand and they are finding it’s difficult to bury dead bodies because their cemetery has been destroyed.
Gomoa Akramang is a farming community with the population of over 2,000 but land Guards have taken over the community, terrorizing residents, destroying their farms while part of the community cemetery has been also destroyed.
