The Odumase District Police Command under the leadership of Supt. Doris Akua Hukporti has officially launched an educative initiative to sensitized pupils in the Basic and Senior high schools in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality.
The launch was held on Wednesday 12th May, 2021 at Odumase Forman Memorial Basic and Junior high school.
A team from the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) at the Odumase District Police Command led by D/PW/C/ Inspt. Margaret Arthur took the students through various topics relating to Defilement, Rape, Incest, Indecent Assault, Unnatural Carnal Knowledge, Lesbianism, Juveniles, Child-Labour, Economics, Emotions among others.
The speakers from the Odumase District Police Command entreated the Pupils to report any issues of indecent assault among other domestic violent crimes to the nearest Police Station since there are structures in the Police Service operations to protect them.
Supt. Doris Akua Hukporti addressing the gathering of students and teachers adviced the Pupils to make their studies their major priority since that’s the only way some of them especially the girls can grow up to become responsible citizens to occupy high offices such as where she currently occupied as a female District Police Commander.
She further appeal to the teachers to rather be good guidance to the students by guiding them in their day to day activities rather than being bad influences to them since the laws of Ghana will not spare any teacher found in a abusive act with any student.
Mr. Francis Nadutey, Headmaster of the School applause the Leadership of the Police Administration in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality for initiating this all important program which will help in educating the students by making very important informations available to the students which will help in avoiding some of the unfortunate circumstances that led to some students dropping out of school in the past.
The headmaster used the opportunity to appeal to Stakeholders, opinion leaders and the general public to support the Odumase District Police Command to be able to sustain this all important initiative for the benefit of the students and the community at Large.
Supt. Doris Akua Hukporti in an interview with www.krobolandonline.com stated that this initiative becomes necessary despite their Limited resources as cases of domestic violence and other assaults keep raising in the country which her command is not in exception.
She continued to assure that her Leadership will commit all efforts into this education initiative to help inform, educate and Empower the next generation leaders of the Krobo Land area and Mother Ghana.
The Odumase District Police Commander further hinted that the second phase of this educative initiative is intended to target Churches, women groups and other organizations to educate the parents on the Children’s Act and why they must report domestic violence cases to the Police who are trained to best handle such issues in the best interest of the Children since the country currently facing high cases of Teenage Pregnancies, rapes among other domestic violent crimes.
Supt. Doris Akua Hukporti concluded by appealing to CSOs, Stakeholders, Opinion Leaders and the general public to support and partner the Odumase District Police Command on this special education initiative which is intended to educate and protect the future of the Children.
