Source: Nana Anfreh DAMANATA
The season for the export of raw cashew nuts for the year 2025/2026 is approaching. The Ghana Cashew Buyers and Exporters Association at Wenchi in the Bono Region have expressed worry about possible robbery attacks. As a result, the Divisional Police Commander Chief Superintendent Mr. Prince Owusu Bempah has promised to provide police escort for members of to protect them against armed robbery attacks.
This follows a series of robbery attacks against members of the Ghana Cashew Buyers and Exporters Association along the Wenchi – Nsawkaw – Sampa, Menji – Banda, Wenchi – Bamboi, Wenchi – Techiman and Wenchi – Sunyani highways. The police say that they have put in measures to ensure absolute protection for the association’s members.
Speaking in an interview with Nana Anfreh Damanata of Wenchi-based Radio West Africa on Friday morning Mr. Prince Owusu Bempah advised individuals and businesses transporting valuable goods or large sums of money in regions that is prone to criminal activity to seek for police protection.
He therefore cautioned individuals and businesses transporting valuable goods or large sums of money who fail to heed to this advice and come to lodge complaints at any police station in the Wenchi Divisional Police Command will become prime suspects and will be detained by the police to assist in investigations.
