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<\/a><\/p>\nCitifmonline.com<\/strong> checks revealed that, this is the second time a vessel has docked on their shores after an initial one from Nigeria according to the residents.<\/p>\n According to the workers on the vessel, they docked there to dismantle it into scraps.<\/p>\n However, Togbe Atsu II who is the chief of the Village feels there could be more to what the workers said.<\/p>\n In an interview with citifmonline.com<\/strong> Togbe Atsu II said, \u201cThey usually bring them [the vessels] at night and you will find lots of big cars and tractors parked around here. I don\u2019t know where they [the strangers] are coming from.\u201d<\/p>\n He revealed: \u201cyou will find them offloading things from the ship but whatever materials they go in to bring at night we don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n He alleges the people involved may be engaging in covert activities.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ships should go to the Tema dry dock for it to be cut so that they pay taxes to government. They are not paying anything \u2013 if they are, then the internal revenue must come out and say they are doing this in the interest of government.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ivy Asante, a resident in the community, also corroborated the chief\u2019s claims and called on the state to intervene before issues get out of hand.<\/p>\n \u201cI always see them come with a toll boat that comes from the port so I am sure some authorities at the port are involved. It is a matter of National Security because the port is right here. What is going on, don\u2019t we have laws anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know what they are bringing here. It could be drugs or ammunitions, and something needs to be done because it doesn\u2019t make sense\u201d \u2013 she adds<\/p>\n Aside this, the presence of the ship in the village appears to be having an adverse effect on environmental conditions in the area.<\/p>\n The once vibrant Kpoi Ete community which had a lot of fishing activities is gradually turning into a ghost town as oil and debris from the ships cover the surface of the water and fishermen have abandoned their canoes to seek greener pasture elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n