{"id":365604,"date":"2017-10-27T13:43:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=365604"},"modified":"2017-10-27T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T13:43:42","slug":"overhaul-security-set-up-for-failing-to-tackle-vigilantism-ngo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/overhaul-security-set-up-for-failing-to-tackle-vigilantism-ngo\/","title":{"rendered":"Overhaul security set-up for failing to tackle vigilantism – NGO"},"content":{"rendered":"
A non-governmental organization operating in the Northern Region, the Peace Seekers International, is calling for a complete overhaul of the national security setup if government is indeed committed to stopping the widespread political vigilantism gaining notoriety in the country.<\/p>\n
The NGO argues that,\u00a0 security operatives have failed woefully considering the rate at which NPP-affiliated groups\u00a0are going on rampage without control.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”bgBYyNLJlVcp2LZfg3jUvDQA0hQ0aDLR”]Citi News<\/strong> has reported on about 20 of such vigilante group actions <\/a><\/strong><\/span>since the New Patriotic Party administration came into office, with the major incident being the assault on the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator by the Delta Force group, which subsequently led to the 13 suspects being freed by their colleagues in an open court.<\/p>\n As an NGO operating in the Northern Region, the National Coordinator of Peace Seekers International, Alhaji Abubakari Daa-Naa, implored President Nana Akufo Addo to rethink about his security apparatus.<\/p>\n