The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, has ordered the Eastern North Regional Police Command to take immediate steps to address the growing spate of armed robberies along the Donkorkrom–Afram Plains North and South road in the Eastern Region.

The IGP’s directive follows a petition submitted by a concerned opinion leader, Jones Ofori-Atta, highlighting the escalating insecurity in the area.

Mr Ofori-Atta, speaking in an interview on the Ghana Yensom Morning Show on Accra 100.5 FM on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, revealed that the IGP personally called to assure him that measures were being implemented to combat the crisis and restore public safety.

He noted that the IGP had expressed a strong commitment to resolving the security challenges in order to revive economic activities and restore confidence among residents and commuters in the area.

The intervention comes at a time when tensions are running high among residents and frontline workers.

Earlier this week, health workers at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital issued a two-week ultimatum to the government, demanding urgent and lasting solutions to the worsening security situation.

Wearing red armbands and neckbands, the health workers staged a peaceful protest through the streets of Donkorkrom to draw attention to their plight.

In a strongly worded petition delivered to the local police commander, District Chief Executives, Members of Parliament, traditional authorities, and other key stakeholders, the workers decried the lack of protection and the persistent threat to their lives and the lives of their patients.

The hospital’s two medical doctors warned that they would be forced to withdraw their services by Friday if no concrete steps were taken to ensure their safety.

“Our lives are at risk every day,” the petition stated. “If nothing changes, we will have no option but to lay down our tools.”

The health workers are calling for immediate and sustained security operations to restore law and order in the Afram Plains, an area increasingly plagued by violent crime and armed attacks.