Odumase Community watchdog revived to curb criminal activities

Sunyani West Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mrs Margaret Abrafi Appiah has stated that Act 41 of the 1992 constitution “stipulates the need for the citizenry to support the police in fighting crime” and described the reintroduction of the committee as in the right direction.

Odumase Community watchdog revived to curb criminal activities
Odumase Community watchdog

Authorities in Odumase in Sunyani West District of Bono Region have revived the community watchdog dubbed “Odumaseman Watch Committee” to help curb criminal activities in the area.

The committee, which was established in the year 2000 but collapsed due to lack of support, was re-inaugurated on Sunday, October 17 to empower the youth in the area to monitor the activities of potential criminals.

Speaking to the media, chairman of the committee Mr Gyau Stephen said the reintroduction of the body has been necessitated by the rate at which the youth in the area have developed bad habits such as robbery, smoking, gambling, and other unpleasant behaviours.

 According to him the reactivation of the committee “is to protect the lives of any living object, shops and other resource materials in the town and also to stop the entire unnecessary acts”.

Sunyani West Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mrs Margaret Abrafi Appiah, stated that Act 41 of the 1992 constitution “stipulates the need for the citizenry to support the police in fighting crime” and described the reintroduction of the committee as in the right direction.

The station officer of the Sunyani West Police Station, Chief Inspector Baba Issaka, charged the residents to accord the committee with the needed respect and support to enable them to carry out their duties effectively.

Nana Ama Asiedu, Bono Region