Security analyst Andrews Asiedu Tetteh has called for intensified security intelligence to address the renewed violent clashes in Nkwanta South, which have resulted in the deaths of five individuals.
He posited that authorities have remained passive, allowing the situation in the area to escalate significantly.
The analyst characterised the recent peace pact initiated in the region as an exercise in futility. In his view, the security agencies should have been proactive by arresting and prosecuting those responsible for instigating the violence.
He noted that the conflict in Nkwanta South has moved beyond mere clashes into a cycle of retaliation, where each side is now actively seeking revenge.
“Our police and soldiers should have been on the ground. They should have been proactive in dealing with the matter. The clashes had started long ago, and what we should have done should have been more than just signing peace pacts. The situation calls for proper investigation, prosecution and security work,” he stated.
He further emphasised that authorities needed to have arrested, prosecuted, and jailed those found guilty of any violent crimes. The curfew should have also been extended. The state should have also taken over control of the town and seized anything which was in contention. If we do these things, the people will not engage in lawlessness.”
Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he noted that although the local chiefs have a role to play in ensuring peace, they are currently unable to do so because they have taken entrenched positions in the matter.
He argued that the state must immediately take control before the situation reaches a point of no return.
Andrews Asiedu Tetteh stressed that there remains a critical opportunity to halt the Nkwanta South clashes before the violence explodes further.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
