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The executive secretary of the National Peace Council, George Amoh, has urged citizens to remain calm and support security agencies in their efforts to tackle the illegal activities of the Homeland Study Group Foundation, which is pro-separatist. .
He advised political activists to desist from commenting on the development with partisan interests and allow security officials to handle the situation professionally.
Speaking in an interview, he said that the security agencies were in control of the situation, so there was no need to blame them for the September 25 attacks.
At approximately 2 am on Friday, elements of the Group attacked the Aveyime and Mepe police stations and set up barricades on the main roads Juapong-Accra and Sogakope-Accra, disrupting the daily routine of citizens.
One person and three people, including a police officer, were confirmed to have been wounded in the shootings between security agencies and pro-secessionists, according to a joint police / military official statement.
Some 31 people have also been detained to facilitate investigations into the matter.
George Amoh said that the national interest should be paramount when dealing with or debated such complex issues.
Therefore, he praised the president of the National Chamber of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, for what he called his “refreshing” comments, which condemned the activities of the secessionists and called for support from the security agencies.
George Amoh said the riots could derail the “March for Peace and Development” and encouraged the population to support the security services to maintain law and order throughout the country.
“This is a great threat to our sovereignty and I believe that we do not need the interference of our political actors as we approach the December elections.
We must all provide maximum support to the security agencies and provide them with information voluntarily, “he added.
He also asked the media to be circumspect and sensitive to the conflict in their reports and comments so as not to throw the country into chaos.
He further added that Ghana appreciates its peace and national cohesion and underlined the need for everyone to work to safeguard the unity of the nation.
“We have come very far as one people and we must not allow such elements to destroy our peace, national cohesion and development.”
Togbe Afede in his statement said: “This is not something that any of us should tolerate.
“This is something that we should all support the government to make sure it is nipped in the bud.”
He urged everyone to support the Government to contain the situation ”… May our country continue to be the peaceful nation that it has always been. That it will continue to be the country we are proud of. “
Meanwhile, Volta’s regional minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, who is also president of the Regional Security Council, said on Sunday that “the region is calm. People go about their daily activities. “
He expressed his gratitude to the media that were supporting the efforts of the State, especially the security agencies, to guarantee the safety of all.
“We are enjoying the massive support of the majority of the people in the Region, especially the bosses, and we are happy that the situation is under the control of the security agencies,” he said.
Dr. Letsa said that REGSEC and the various District Security Councils were working 24 hours a day to ensure law and order.
Meanwhile, the joint statement by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) said that the 31 members of the Group who were arrested had been taken to Accra for questioning.
He assured the public that the Group’s activities were under control.
On May 9, 2019, some of the Group’s leaders were arrested for planning to declare independence, some of whom are facing prosecution.
The Group represents the movement for secession and independence of Western Togo from Ghana, which became part of the country after a plebiscite in 1957.
According to a United Nations online source, the Group was founded in 1994 by Charles Kormi Kudzordzi as a platform to discuss their interests and goals.
Before the plebiscite, Western Togoland was a United Nations (UN) Trust Territory under the administration of Great Britain.
During the decolonization period in Africa, the UN called for a plebiscite on the future of western Togoland, whether it would become independent or join the Gold Coast, which had just gained its independence.
Western Togoland decided to join the new Ghana in the plebiscite, organized by Great Britain, after which the new Ghana State was incorporated.
