Krofrom CPC police station is locked up by his landlord due to rent arrears.
A landlord has locked up the CPC Police Station in Krofrom, Ashanti Region, following the enforcement of an eviction notice.
According to Onuaonline.com, the situation has resulted in residents being denied general police services such as the charge office, criminal records, and the issuance of police clearance certificates, among other things.
The landlord's decision to lock up the police station buildings is said to be the result of unpaid rent arrears by the Ghana Police Service.
According to Kwaku Appiah, Assembly member for CPC Electoral Area, who is said to have confirmed the situation, "the police station has been operational for over thirty years and it has been housed in the said home at CPC by the same landlord so the police administration was served notice of eviction some three years ago and little did we know that the deadline of the eviction was ending in July 2022."
Residents of Krofrom CPC have expressed mixed feelings about the police station's closure.
Despite the fact that the area has been designated as a crime hotspot, some residents believe the police station is a white elephant that has contributed to the area's crime rate.
Following the decommissioning of the police station, some residents are said to have been filled with joy.
The ecstatic residents claim that the police station failed to serve its purpose as crime rates in the area skyrocketed.
In an interview with Kumasi-based Akoma FM, Kwaku Appiah called for the establishment of a police station in the CPC area to address what has become a security threat in the area designated as a crime hotspot.
Meanwhile, a structure that was supposed to serve as a police station for Krofrom and its environs is said to have been abandoned for more than 15 years.
The structure was part of an abandoned market project that was supposed to help reduce congestion in Kumasi's Central Business District.
The abandoned Krofrom Market was supposed to house over 2,304 single stalls, three shopping blocks, banks, fire stations, retail outlets, leisure centres, warehouses, offices, clinics, and police stations on a six-acre plot of land.
The abandoned project, however, is said to have become a haven for criminals and a brothel for prostitutes, contributing to the area's crime rate and insecurity.
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