Chiefs fingered in illegal lumbering in Buipe

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Traditional rulers have been fingered in central Gonja district in the recent brouhaha over illegal lumbering in the area where the police commander was accused of abetting individuals to engage in such activities.

Some chiefs in the area according to reliable source extort monies from unauthorized people giving them the “moral” standing to engage in illegal lumbering.

The outgoing District Chief Exercutive for the Central Gonja District, Sualisu Be-Awuribi made these revelations to Fiila News in a telephone interview at the weekend.

Mr. Be-Awuribi said the various traditional rulers in the area were aware of such activities and are even leading illegal lumbering activities in the District.

According him, on several occasion his outfit and the Member of Parliament for Yape-Kusawgu constituency have advised the traditional rulers to stop receiving monies from such nefarious people to enable stakeholders put a stop to such activities in the area.

The DCE described as unfortunate and baseless allegations leveled against the district police commander, DSP Kinsley Owusu Antwi.

He said as a chairman of DISEC, he has worked with the commander in diverse way to nib such activities in the bud.

Mr. Sualisu Be-Awuribi added that the Police Commander in his own way uses his car to embark on patrols, all parts of efforts to curtail activities of illegal lumbering in Buipe.

The heavy load on the security in the Central Gonja district due to its vast land mass makes it porous for the security to operate effectively.

The outgoing DCE said the police in the area have been leading Patrols into interior areas to ensure that the safety of citizens in the area is rest assured.

He asked the youth in the area to calm down and give the security the chance to execute the professional duties effectively.

Mr. Be-Awuribi told the youth in their own way to conduct citizen arrest to complement the efforts of the security to nib such activities to the bud.

He urged the youth in the area not to allow themselves to be influence by people who are invariably have some interest in one way or the other to cause mayhem in the area.