The District Chief Executive Officer, for Gomoa East in the Central Region, Solomon Darko Quarm has charged police officers in the district to shoot and kill any criminal who will try to disrupt or confront them with offensive weapons in their line of duty.

“I have told the police to fire and kill anybody who will threaten them with deadly weapons because they have families and need to protect themselves and the rest of us in society,” Mr Darko said.

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According to Mr Quarm who doubles as the Chairman of Gomoa East District Security Committee (DISEC), his outfit will not allow criminals to take dominion of the area, especially Buduburam and Gomoa Akotsei as well as the Senya Bereku highway.

Speaking in an interview with Adom News, Mr Quarm who sounded frustrated by the rising levels of crime in his district disclosed that the Gomoah East DISEC had declared the district a fire-for-fire district and will no longer tolerate any criminality.

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“The people in Gomoa East must abide by the rules and orders of the police service. If you are doing something unlawful and you are ordered to stop, you need to obey because if you prove stubborn, the police will also retaliate,” he explained.

Source: Adomonline.com|Adom News|Kofi Adjei