Concerned residents of Kasoa have voiced their frustration over the misrepresentation of their community in response to recent media reports attributing criminal activities to the area.

This follows the shooting of military personnel at the District Police Command in Millennium City, which falls under the Gomoa East District in the Central Region.

Residents of the area are calling for accurate reporting and a cessation of the unwarranted association of Kasoa with criminal incidents.

In a statement issued on May 1, 2024, the concerned residents expressed their discontent with the events.

“We are extremely unhappy with the continuous misrepresentation of our community in the media. Kasoa has unfairly become synonymous with crime, despite many incidents occurring outside our municipality,” the residents noted.

They stressed the importance of precise reporting to avoid tarnishing the reputation of Kasoa and hindering its economic potential.

“As residents, we do not find it tasteful that the bad name tag is associated with Kasoa, as it is blocking our business potential,” they said.

The residents also highlighted the recent shooting incident as an example of the inaccurate portrayal of their community.

“We are disturbed that a state security agency like the police could not define the jurisdiction accurately. It must be noted that the Millennium City, where the shooting took place, is natively known as Gomoa Bantama and falls directly under Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, while Kasoa falls within the Awutu Senya East Municipality.

“In a similar incident, an alleged missing manhood case that happened at Nyanyano Kakraba, also in the Gomoa East, was widely reported as happening in Kasoa,” the statement said.

The residents entreated “all Ghanaians, particularly media organisations and state agencies, to do due diligence and avoid mentioning Kasoa other than the specific locations where crimes are perpetrated.”

They, however, commended the police for acting swiftly to arrest the perpetrator of this recent murder and urged the outfit to investigate further to “arrest other accomplices if any and to also work more efficiently to curb these violent land disputes, which have become a menace.”