A/R: Alabar residents appeal for improved security

Residents of Alabar, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, say they are traumatized and are living in fear following the broad-daylight robbery incident on Friday, that left one person dead.

Alabar is one of the busiest commercial areas in Kumasi which serves as a trading centre for many and hosts several homes too.

Traders in the area engage in a number of businesses including what is known as the black market foreign exchange business.

Despite its illegality, the business has gained notoriety in parts of Ghana including Alabar.

Due to this business, traders in the area keep huge sums of monies on a daily basis.

A resident, Hussain Hassan told otecNews that: “We are living in fear because of what happened. This is the first time we are seeing this type of thing”.

“Since the incident happened, we the people living here have been traumatized, and we have not been in our normal mood,” Idris Hassan, another resident lamented.

They want security agencies to respond swiftly to emergency calls to prevent such occurrences in the near future.

For Jibril Salifu, he wants security in the area enhanced since they have become a target due to the foreign exchange activities they engage in.

“Even though this is over, a similar attack is likely to happen. This is because the robbers know the people with the money and that’s why they came. The people making the money transfer are the ones with the money. The security service must come to their aid if not, they will return”, Jibril Salifu, a trader said.

Three suspects have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.

54-year-old Nuhu Fuseini, who was killed, has been buried in line with Islamic tradition.