The Ashanti Regional Security Council (ARSC) has warned residents living in Kumasi and its surrounding areas to stop employing the services of land guards to address their land disputes.

This was contained in a statement issued by the ARSC.

It expressed concerns about the surge in illegal activities by land guards in the region.

The statement dated June 20, 2024, advised residents in the region to use the right procedures in addressing land litigation.

The ARSC threatened to prosecute individuals found using the services of land guards.

“Based on this fact, the Ashanti Regional Security Council requests all citizens in the region to use the right procedures to address their land disputes rather than to employ the use of land guards whose activities always threaten law-abiding citizens and result in violence," part of the statement read.

“The Ashanti Regional Security Council therefore states that any person found to engage the services of land guards will be apprehended, prosecuted, and arraigned before court. The landguards will not be spared either. They will be made to face the full rigours of the law,” it added.

“It is the expectation of the Regional Security Council, that the public will accept the above directives for strict compliance to ensure peace in the region.”