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 worried over how their people have been losing their lives due to bad roads.
According to the disappointed residents armed robbers take an advantage of their bad roads to attack their innocent people in a daylight robbery
One of the acting chiefs of the town, Nana Francis Donkor speaking to newsmen 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, the worst deplorable side of the road where there’s no mobile network too.
According to him the residents were saved when soldiers came 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 Donkor futher bemoaned over how a police station that was put up by the effort of the townfolks had been abandoned for years without personnel been posted to the place.
Some of the residents speaking to this news website complaint over a bridge on the road that has become a death trap and robbery joint.
They said the bridge which is in a shabby state after the contractor left it in limbo.
They called on the president to as a matter of urgency fix their roads, abandoned police station and their market place and help them with security.
Call the following for more;
Nana Francis 0249584045(Acting Chief)
Nana Onyina Prempeh 0556750137(Acting Chief)
Mr. Paul Badu- Committee Chairman 0246159871
Victim residents;
Naro -0244323176
Simple- 0247754201
Stephen Oduro- 0541921521
Then
DCE Hon. Clement Gyamfi- 0242647919
Police commander DSP Akowua 0247054109