Armed robbers have taken advantage of our poor roads- Tontokrom residents cry out

Chiefs and residents of Tontokrom in the Amansie South district of the Ashanti region have demonstrated against armed robbery attacks due to bad nature of their road that connect to Datano.

Cladded in red around their heads with serious chants, the crying residents and their acting chiefs expressed worry over how people have been losing their lives due to bad roads.

According to the disappointed residents armed robbers take advantage of the deplorable state of roads in the area to attack innocent people in a daylight robbery.

One of the acting chiefs of the town, Nana Francis Donkor speaking to Soireenews said the situation is getting out of hand as these armed robbers attack innocent traders and drivers at least every three days. He revealed that these robbers usually set their traps in Akotokorem, a very worst place on the road where there’s no service and hit them hard.

He cried out that the residents were safe when soldiers were deployed to provide security in the area. But the situation, however is getting worse after the president ordered these military men to vacate the place about some weeks ago.

Nana Francis also cried over how a police station that was put up by the effort of the townfolks had been abandoned for years with government failing to post police personnel to the area.

A bridge on the road that has become a death trap and robbery joint was also complained of by Another caretaker, chief Nana Onyina Owusu Prempeh. He said the bridge which witnessed a shabby work by a contractor has even become worse, after the contractor left it in limbo.

He has, therefore, called on the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to as a matter of urgency fix their roads, abandoned police station and their market place to improve security matters in the area.

Freeman Kporkpoye, Greater ccra Regional Correspondent