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DOVVSU cautions men: Stop touching ladies’ breasts without permission …it land you in jail
The Regional Commander in-charge of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper West Region, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr. Adongo Apiiyah has warned men who take the delight in touching the breasts of women or girls at the least opportunity to stop otherwise the law will not spare them when they are reported to the police.
This particular warning goes to men who take advantage of ladies hawking along the streets or in the communities and touch their breasts under the pretext of patronising their wares.
“The breasts are her sole property so stop touching them without her permission; if you want to buy the item, fine, but if you don’t let her go so that you don’t find yourself in trouble. Such action is frowned on by law.
“Some men have the habit of touching young girls inappropriately against their wish and this must stop because if such a man is reported to DOVVSU with substantive evidence to back the claim, the man will be dealt with by law,” he said.
ASP Apiiyah who was educating participants at a “Sexual Reproductive Health Programme” at Jang in the Nadowli/Kaleo District of the Upper West Region again said that women who were sexually abused could report to the police station for help.
The programme was organised by Department of Gender with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
He advised parents to be circumspect when entrusting their female babies and toddlers to the care of other people, even if they were close relatives.
He said some people were so immoral to the extent that they were able to sexually abuse even toddlers and babies.
“We have recorded incidents at the office involving very small babies and minors and you wonder what kind of sexual urge the perpetrators have, yet it happened because parents trusted such people who were mostly very close to them and left the children in their care”, he said.
According to him, trusting people blindly and leaving your children with them because they were close to the family could lead to dire consequences which would be difficult to repair even if the perpetrator was jailed.
The police officer said defilement cases recorded in the region sometimes involved babies as young as seven months old and said in some instances the perpetrators looked for alternative ways to satisfy their sexual urge with the baby by using their fingers instead of their manhood and described the act as very disgusting.
ASP Apiiya used the opportunity to remind such unscrupulous people that defilement could earn them up to 25 years in prison and asked that they desist from the practice.
Adding her voice, the Regional Director of the Gender Department, Ms Charity Banye said the law on sexual abuse mostly favoured women than men and asked that men should take cue and avoid circumstance that would make them come into conflict with the law.
“Even if a girl is trying to seduce you and you realise that it would lead to issues that would put you in trouble, the best thing for you to do is to move away from her so that you do not get distracted because you are unlikely to win a case of rape against a girl when you could have avoided it”, she said.
By Lydia Darlingtong Fordjour, Jang
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NHIA set to boost its cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with a leading private cybersecurity solutions provider in Ghana, CyberHawk Limited, is advancing the Authority’s digital infrastructure to ensure seamless operations.
This is to safeguard the Authority’s digital technologies and maintain the trust of active members of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
In this context, the NHIA Management Information System (MIS) Directorate in the Head Office, on February 11, 2024, launched a three-day brainstorming session on the organization’s cybersecurity enhancement agenda.
The MIS Directorate Ag. Director, Mr. Daniel Blankson explained that the collaborative meeting aimed to scrutinize the NHIA’s Information Technology architecture, identifying potential risks and gapsto enhance its cybersecurity posture.
“By leveraging CyberHawk Limited’s expertise, the NHIA seeks to fortify its defenses against cyber threats, protecting sensitive information and maintaining the trust of its members.”
Mr. Blankson applauded the synergy between the two organizations and underscored the Authority’s commitment to embracing cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions to drive its mission forward.
The Head of Information Security and Standards Unit, in the MIS Directorate, Mr. Ebenezer Hooper, highlighted the Authority’s significant milestone on the digital transformation journey.
According to him, the NHIA is actively engaged in fully adopting and implementing modern digital systems to improve its operations.
He said, “The three-day brainstorming meeting will culminate in the development of a robust IT infrastructure, as well as strategic plans to translate security implementations into tangible IT cost savings for the organization.”
“There is the need to form a steering committee or IT advisory committee, operated under the Board, so that they can pay more attention in protecting the huge IT investment while ensuring cyber security-related policies are well protected,” he added.
The Project Manager of CyberHawk Limited, Mr. Chetan Narayana Murthy, lauded the collaboration and anticipated that it would empower the NHIA to implement comprehensive cybersecurity measures.
According to him, “This is a huge project that will greatly benefit the NHIA by implementing robust cybersecurity measures, safeguarding their systems, and ultimately protecting the sensitive information of NHIA members and healthcare providers.”
A Senior Manager of IT infrastructure, Mr. David Asare Addo, and his colleague, a Senior Manager of Applications, Mr. Enock Afanyi, with the MIS Directorate, gave an overview of the NHIA’s current technological landscape.
Present at the meeting were representatives from the Claims, Membership and Regional Operations (MRO), Research, Policy, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RPME), Corporate Affairs, the Audit, Administration, and Human Resource Directorates.
Story By : Vivian Arthur
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Swedru All Blacks back to winning ways, Roshan humble King Faisal
Sekondi Rospak FC made it eight wins in eight successive home games after three second-half goals from John Amoah, Joseph Ntow and Stephen Anthony Kofi. John Amoah opened the scoring in the 55th minute after a barren first half. Joseph Ntow added to the tally in the 56th minute before Stephen Anthony Kofi rounded things up in the 74th minute to give Rospak a 3-0 win over former Premier League side King Faisal.
Elsewhere at Swedru – leaders Swedru All Blacks humbled PAC Academy in an emphatic 2-0 win. Zayat Bubakari scored first for Swedru All Blacks in the 27th minute before Rudolf Junior Nana Kwasi Mensah made it 2-0 in the 34th minute. Swedru All Blacks are top of the table with 36 points – 4 points ahead of second placed Rospak FC.
Meanwhile, Former Premier League side Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs recorded their fourth successive home victory after beaten New Edubiase United 2-1 at the Robert Mensah Park. Enoch Odoom struck first for Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs in the 19th minute but Steven Asante equalized for New Edubiase United before halftime. After the interval, Godfred Eshun scored from distance in the 65th minute to help Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs secure all the points.
Here are the results in Zone Two
