Police break silence on Teshie being named Ghana’s most dangerous place

Following the alleged murder of an Accra phone dealer in Teshie, Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central Constituency, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, described the community as the most dangerous place in Ghana.

However, Chief Inspector Francis Larbi, the Teshie Station Officer, has rejected the claim, insisting that Teshie is not listed among dangerous communities by the Ghana Police Service.

According to him, there are rankings of dangerous communities within the Police Service but the records do not indicate that Teshie is among such communities.

He explained that before a community is declared dangerous, there must be verified criminal statistics to support such a classification.

However, he said reported incidents and crime records over the years do not indicate that Teshie is as dangerous as it has been portrayed.

A Plus gives five reasons Teshie is Ghana’s most dangerous place

“There are dangerous community rankings within the Ghana Police Service, but the records do not indicate that Teshie is among such communities. Before a community is declared dangerous, there must be verified crime statistics to support that classification. However, the crime records and reported cases over the years do not indicate that Teshie is as dangerous as it has been portrayed,” he explained.

Chief Inspector Francis Larbi’s comments were in response to claims by A Plus that Teshie is the most dangerous place in Ghana.

A Plus, in making his assessment, cited what he described as growing concerns over crime and insecurity in Teshie.

He gave five main reasons for his description of the community as the most dangerous place in Ghana.

First, A Plus said there were growing concerns over criminal activity and lawlessness in Teshie, claiming that the situation had deteriorated to the extent that the community was increasingly being perceived as unsafe.

Second, he said information available to him indicated that some ride-hailing companies had held security meetings with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service to discuss how to deal with crime in Teshie.

Third, he pointed to the reported reluctance of some drivers to accept trips to Teshie at night, citing this as another indication of the security concerns associated with the area.

Fourth, A Plus questioned why lawlessness would continue in Teshie despite the presence of several major security and military institutions in the area.

He cited the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, the Headquarters of the Southern Command, other military training facilities and a military shooting range as examples of the concentration of security institutions within the community.

Fifth, A Plus referred to the recent killing of a phone dealer identified as Dinero, reportedly around the Teshie-Manet area, as part of the concerns surrounding security in Teshie.

He argued that the incident, together with what he described as wider concerns about crime, should prompt residents and authorities to demand stronger leadership and greater security for the community.

“We have dangerous communities ranked in the Ghana Police Service, but the records show Teshie is not part of the dangerous communities in Ghana.” - Chief Inspector Francis Larbi, Teshie Station Officer pic.twitter.com/2LaboGnLgA

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