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The Upper East Regional Peace Council organized training to build the capacity of security personnel and stakeholders in Bawku West District on preventing violent extremism.
This is part of the effort to promote sustainable peace for national development.
The three-day workshop aims to raise awareness of the risks and vulnerabilities of border communities to violent extremism and the roles of stakeholders in prevention.
Participants are residents of border communities including; Kansoogo, Sapeliga, Soogo, Teshie, Wednaba, Googo-Gatusi, Komaka and Zebilla.
State actors including; representatives of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) were also present.
Speaking at the event in Zebilla, the district capital, Mr. Ali Anankpieng, executive secretary of the Upper East Regional Peace Council, said the goal of the program was crucial for the sustainability of the peace and quiet in the country.
Mr. Anankpieng said that although Ghana is recognized as a beacon of peace, this peace was threatened by rising land and chiefdom conflicts, violent crimes and growing instances of political vigilance.
He said the increase in acts of violent extremism in neighboring countries also threatened the peace and border communities in Ghana who were most vulnerable.
He said it was therefore imperative to improve the knowledge of border communities and security agencies on peacebuilding and early warning signs as preventive approaches to violent extremism.
The Executive Secretary said the Peace Council is committed to keeping the peace in Ghana and called on citizens to support the course.
Police Superintendent SP Akabat, commander of Bawku Municipal Police, said the program would build confidence and increase partnership between border communities and security management services.
The program is sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the government of the Netherlands and the government of Sweden.
GNA
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