The Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Roy Amuni, said fighting crime was a shared responsibility and called for effective stakeholder collaboration to cut down the rate of crime to the barest minimum.
He said the police was not an Island and so could not single-handedly fight to eliminate crime
without the necessary stakeholder collaboration especially the media.
DCOP Roy Amuni said this during a familiarisation visit to the Upper West Regional office of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Wa on Thursday.
The Police Commander said the role of the media in fighting crime was very enormous and
therefore there was the need for the police to establish good relations with the media to help them fight crime in society.
He said it was in line with this that he was visiting all the media houses to introduce himself and also to establish that cordial relationship necessary for maintaining peace and order in the region.
Mr Seidu Iddrisu, Upper West Regional Manager of the GNA, commended Mr Amuni for being the
first Regional Police Commander to visit the GNA office.
He pledged his outfit's commitment to give the Police Command the maximum cooperation whenever the need arises.
DCOP Roy Amuni who was in the company of some of his core staff, took over from Mr. Alex Bedie
as the new Regional Police Commander, following the latter's transfer to the Police Headquarters in Accra.