Immigration personnel at the Aflao border in the Volta region
have accused persons they describe as miscreants of physically attacking them
while on duty. Commander of the Aflao Border Control Unit of the Ghana
Immigration Service, Adam Usman said the situation has rendered tnhhem
powerless to control crime in the area, complaining further that their lives
are in danger. The alleged hoodlums engage in the smuggling of cocoa and fuel
from Ghana to neighboring countries like Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The Commander
in an interview with joy news stated that they have been working under very difficult
conditions at the border. He recounted one of his female subordinates was
nearly attacked when she tried stopping a local, who was crossing the border
through an illegal route into Lome, with a car.The Border Control Unit
according to reports was unarmed, efforts to stop the illegal movement of
persons and goods were resisted by the supposed criminals. The personnel and
other health officials are currently strengthening measures at the border to
avert any possible entry for suspected Ebola patients. Aflao is the major
border town at the South-Eastern part of Ghana, serving as transit point
between Ghana and Togo. It has two approved routes for crossing the border to
and from Lome, the Togolese capital. There are 23 other illegal routes used by
youth living along the border for the smuggling of goods into Togo. Also, the
routes are used for activities such as unlawful entry of foreigners, extortion
and sexual harassment of female travelers.
Source:Joy
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