One doesn\u2019t need statistics from an empirical research to identify with the spate of crime in the Wa Municipality. In fact, observation and real life situations speak volumes than figures.<\/p>\n
Motorbike theft and burglary are the two main criminal activities in the Wa Municipality. The situation can best be described as the work of a syndicate especially with motorbike theft. Wait a minute!<\/p>\n
A motor bike gets stolen. \u00a0The victim tells friends of the situation. A phone call is made. Then, whoever is at the end of the other line asks for the details and specifications of the motorbike. When the owner is fortunate, there may be parting away of some money to retrieve it.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, if the owner is told that the motorbike has crossed beyond reach, it means it has been passed on to an agent for onward sale in Tuna or Sawla or farther \u2013 Tamale. In the same way, motorbikes that are stolen from Tamale or Sawla end up in Wa or any other town.<\/p>\n
What do you call that?<\/p>\n
Of late, shop owners wake up every morning to the disappointing situation of a burglary on their shops. Students\u2019 hostels are not spared either and the burglars inflict wounds on their victims.<\/p>\n
Recently, a final year student of the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus had severe cutlass wounds inflicted on him when he resisted an attack from burglars. Quite unfortunate, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 However, this situation keeps recurring. Two years ago, a group of thieves inflicted wounds on a female student when she resisted an attack on her.<\/p>\n
In short, there\u2019s more to the phenomenon than meets the eye.<\/p>\n
Security and safety in the Wa Municipality is becoming a compromised issue and there\u2019s the need to address the issue immediately. \u00a0Shakespeare once noted: \u201cdiseases desperately grown, by desperate appliances are relieved\u201d, so has crime grown desperately and must be nipped in the bud.<\/p>\n
Currently, some streetlights in the Wa Municipality are malfunctioning and precious little is done about it. This occurred when underground cables that connected the streetlights were dug out in the course of laying pipes for the Wa Town Water project. This makes certain parts of the streets very dark in the evenings \u2013 this becomes an opportunity for thieves to operate.<\/p>\n
Insecurity can\u2019t and mustn\u2019t be business as usual. Security and safety of people is a human rights issue that must receive the attention it deserves. Again, security underpins the socioeconomic development of every society. The Municipal Security Council and the Municipal Police Command must begin to get their acts together and fight this desperate situation now!<\/p>\n
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By: Alex Blege<\/p>\n
The writer is a freelance journalist. kw.ameblege@hotmail.com\/kwameselom12@gmail.com <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One doesn\u2019t need statistics from an empirical research to identify with the spate of crime in the Wa Municipality. In fact, observation and real life situations speak volumes than figures. Motorbike theft and burglary are the two main criminal activities in the Wa Municipality. The situation can best be described as the work of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[374],"tags":[381,3,9360],"yoast_head":"\n