Let’s be extra careful this festive season

Dear Editor,

I am writing to bring to the attention of the general public the need to practise personal safety during this festive season.

As Christmas is approaching, I would urge everyone to be extra careful and pay particular attention to their surroundings.

We must be very vigilant and active as robbers, scammers and ritualists will be on the move to attack and steal people’s belongings.

Drivers must drive with caution and adhere to all road safety precautions including the regulations of traffic lights at various roadsides.

Travellers must also be alert and guard their belongings from thieves and robbers.

We must all make sure to stay safe during this festive season. We must ensure that we spend within our means and try as much as possible to avoid unnecessary borrowing and spending.

I would also urge that we should be cautious about the kind of personal information we give out to strangers and even friends as well as the activities we engage in during this festive season.

We should always ensure that our safety remains our major priority in anything we do.

Elizabeth Agyeibea

Ackon, Dzorwulu – Accra

Don’t prophesy to cause fear and panic

Dear Editor,

Curtains on the year 2024, is gradually drawing to close, with many, achieving their dreams while others hope for a better 2025.

Amidst this, churches have planned their watch night services with various themes for the night hoping to give Christians and Ghanaians at large a chance to enter the New Year with optimism.

At the service, there will prophecies or predictions for the coming year, with some causing fear and panic among the populace.

In the year 2021, the Ghana Police Service banned prophecies during 31st night services, also known as watch night services.

Such prophecies, according to the police has caused fear and panic among targeted persons

It seems churches and their leaders have forgotten about this ban, I wish to call in the police to remind the churches to enforce the ban which were mostly about the death of prominent persons in the society.

I believe this will again bring sanity into the Christianity and the society at whole

Editorial

Provide adequate security for Christmas

Security agencies should be watchful within the period.

Christmas is four days away and Ghanaians are preparing feverishly for the grand occasion.

It is a momentous occasion on the calendar of Christians. It marks the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

After the various church services to mark it, the whole atmosphere turns into one for merrymaking while people also share gifts to friends and family members.

Interestingly, the same period witnesses a surge in criminal activities as cases of armed robbery, phone snatching and other negative vices happen.

That is the reason why I want to appeal to the security agencies to be watchful within the period.

The Police, especially is already stretched as a result of the recent elections held and preparation for the January 7 swearing in ceremony to follow but that should not leave criminals with a field day.

Just as the service intensify patrols within the period, I wish to appeal for a repetition of the exercise to curb crime in the society.

Residents can also help in this regard by providing information on the activities of strange characters in our various vicinities.

With these in place, one can be sure that the celebration would be peaceful and enjoyable, devoid of troubles