- The Ashanti Regional Security Council is alarmed by the increase in illegal operations by land guards
- The Council urges residents to use the established system
- The Council warns of strict legal action against anyone who hires land guards
The Ashanti Regional Security Council is urging residents to settle land disputes peacefully and avoid using land guards.
The Council expressed concern over a rise in land guard activity, which they say threatens law-abiding citizens and leads to violence.
Land guards are described as criminal groups hired to protect land through violence. The Council emphasized the traditional system where land disputes are settled by the Asantehene, the King of Ashanti.
They urged residents to utilize this system instead of resorting to violence.
The Council warned that both those who hire land guards and the land guards themselves will be prosecuted.
They appealed to the public to comply with these directives to ensure peace in the Ashanti Region.
