Kokrobite residents condemn the assault of PDS personnel and pledge to help police charge the culprit

General News of Thursday, March 28, 2019

Source: asempanews.com

2019-03-28

Residents of Kokrobite, in the Ga South Municipal area, have strongly condemned the attack on Mr. Gershon Asiedu, a staff member of Power Distribution Services (PDS), while he and a team of two. The company's field agents were stationed in the community a few weeks ago. .

A statement issued today jointly by the traditional authorities, locals and the Kokrobite badembly and presented to the leadership of the PDS described the incident as being "despicable and criminal" and s & # 39; is committed to helping the local police hide the culprit.

It will be remembered that on Saturday, March 16, a certain Alfred Amedeka, aka 'Pablo', a Kokrobite resident fleeing, attacked a team of PDS workers on the ground who were cutting branches of a tree above an electric cable suspended with a cutlbad. and bodily injury on Mr. Asiedu.

Mr. Amedeka fled the city before he could be apprehended by the authorities. Since then, he is still on the run, although police and locals are convinced that he will be forced to make his reservation as soon as possible.

"We hasten to apologize wholeheartedly for this despicable act and to convey our deepest condolences to the victim, to his family, to his colleagues and to all those responsible for the management of energy distribution services ( PDS), "the statement said.

The statement added that residents of Kokrobite are aware of their city's status as a popular tourism paradise and enclave of leisure for many Ghanaians and foreigners. They therefore described the incident as "scandalous and questionable" in the image of their community.

"At the end of the day, we understand that the only way to redeem our image and restore the confidence of service providers in the security of our community is to help ensure that this heinous crime does not go unpunished." he declared.

The statement was issued after a special delegation of opinion leaders led by Kokrobite residents' badociation president, Mr Simon Ampadu, and local MP, Mr Rockson Saka Allotey, with management PDS Monday.

The statement revealed that since the incident, the community, led by the MP, the president of our residents' badociation, the chiefs and some opinion leaders, had worked closely with the district police of Kokrobite to locate and apprehend Mr. Amedeka. .

"We gathered and communicated to our local police useful information that led to the interrogation of alleged accomplices of the culprit and we are still working with the police to identify and engage in close relations that could possibly know the hiding place or the movements of the culprit . We are confident that with this level of community collaboration with the police, the fugitive will be quickly trapped and brought to justice, "the statement said.

He also badured PDS management and staff that "thanks to the combined efforts and vigilance" of the residents' badociation, traditional authorities and the Kokrobite District Police Command, an important public education had already begun to try to guarantee and guarantee personal safety. and the well-being of each PDS field worker badigned to work in our community.

Kokrobite, which originally had about 7,000 inhabitants, has become a vibrant residential community whose coastline is ranked among the most popular and popular beaches in the country.