Ada: Private detectives educate students on kidnapping

In a bid to augment efforts by the security agencies to nip the recent increase in kidnapping in Ghana in the bud, a security organisation, the Association of Private Detectives has held a workshop for students of the Ada Senior High School on the subject.
The workshop which was replicated at the Ada College of Education sought to bring students up to speed on the various modes of kidnapping, how to avoid falling prey to such criminals and what one must do in the unfortunate even of being kidnapped.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Association, Anthony Kpangdza Kabanda told Atinka News that, kidnapping though rare, long existed for ritual purposes and to pay back political opponents or public figures in the past, but has now turned a lucrative business.
According to him, the growing phenomenon partly stems from the high unemployment rate and economic hardship.
Mr. Kabanda noted that though everyone is susceptible to kidnapping, young people, especially ladies easily fall prey chiefly due to unwise use of the cyber space, unbridled thirst for material things and little or no education on the modus operandi of actors.
He advised students to peruse backgrounds of people who send them friend requests and desist from being wooed by unfettered wealth or luxury.
The Ada East District Police Commander, DSP James Asiedu who graced the occasion charged the media and the general public not to exaggerate or fake kidnapping cases, and must ensure that the incident actually happened before reporting it to the police to avoid misleading personnel.
The Commander who admitted that the issue of kidnapping is taking a centre stage of daily discussions promised to replicate such workshops for schools in the area to help sensitize pupils on kidnapping.
As the most tourist destination in the region, DSP Asiedu charged hoteliers in the area to be observant of strangers who call at their premises in order to swiftly apprehend such criminals when spotted.
Some students who hitherto knew nothing about the subject but only heard it in the airwaves shared their views and contentment of the workshop.




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