ANLO AREA NOW SAFE-TIMBILLA (Page 14)

Story: Mary Mensah & Charles Benoni Okine
THE police has been beefed up at Anloga to ensure an effective management of the curfew imposed on the area last Fridy as a result of the recent clashes that has left five people dead.
Consequently, it has mounted police security check points in six areas such as dabala Junction, Savietula, Anloga Police Station, Havedizi near Keta Sea Defence Wall and the Denu Junction.
Briefing the media on the pressent situation in the ara, the Director-General, Operations of the Service, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Mr P.E. Timbillah, said “there is also a miltary detachment from the 66 Artillary at Ho on a standby to assist the police in case of an emergency and noted that “they will also be involved in patrosl during the curfew.”
Meanwhile “there would also be police of foot while others would be mobile to ensure that the peace is maintained,” DCOP Timbillah added.
Following the mayhem in the ara, the government imposed a duck to dawn curfew from 6am to 6pm with effect from Friday, November 2, 2007, until further notice.
It also imposed a ban on firearms within the Keta and Anloga area.
He disabused the minds of the public that the area was still volatile and asked those who want to visit the area for their trading and other activities not to hestitate to do so.
DCOP Timbillah said the police was still yet to find the boots, uniform and riffle of one of the colleague who was murdered in the course of the clashes.
“We appeal to anyone who has any information about the missing items to inform the police for a handsome reard”, he added.
DCOP Timbillah said should the person who knows the whereabouts of the missing items dump them somewhere, the police would be grateful to pick them up.
He said so far 75 persons had been picked up, 25 from the side of the Mr Francis Nyanyo Agboada, the Regent of Anloga while the remaining number belonged to the other faction.
“This is to tell the people that we have not taken sides and are arresting anybody who is found to have partaken in the events that led to the bloody clashes”, he said.
On whether the police was taking sides in the matter, he answered in the negative and indicated that it was the duty of the police to give protection to any party wanting to something.