The police have arrested five individuals suspected of being landguards for allegedly encroaching on land belonging to the Ghana Standards Authority and Regimanuel Estate.
These arrests followed a site visit by members of the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC), who responded to complaints regarding ongoing landguard activities and land encroachments.
During a press conference in Accra on Friday, REGSEC Chairman Daniel Titus-Glover addressed the situation, asserting the council’s determination to restore order in the capital and take decisive action against illegal practices.
“We are in a country of law, not in a jungle. So REGSEC decided to come here to see things for ourselves. Fortunately for us, some of the suspects are here. We’ve picked them, we are taking them to the police and ask them a few questions, then the law will continue.
“…REGSEC, we are here to sanitise the region. We don’t want any ‘landguardism,’ any sort of miscreants that will try to disturb the peace and by so doing, our prayer is that everybody is at peace,” he stated.