Sankofaonline editorial inspired by Hon. Kwame Asare Obeng (A‑Plus)
Teshie is no longer a community. It is a crime zone. A national disgrace. And anyone pretending otherwise is part of the problem. I repeat without apology: the most dangerous place in Ghana today is Teshie. Not Greater Accra, not a subsection of the capital, but Ghana. The upgrade is intentional because the rot is national.
Those attempting to compare the collapse of Teshie to the land dispute in Gomoa are either intellectually lazy or deliberately misleading. Gomoa’s disturbance was an incident. Teshie’s condition is a lifestyle. Gomoa’s criminals were arrested overnight. Teshie’s criminals are having breakfast, lunch and supper in peace. Gomoa’s chaos was extinguished. Teshie’s chaos is being fed.
When Gomoa erupted, leadership acted. Authority responded. The system worked. Hon. Kwame Asare Obeng, known publicly as A‑Plus, made it clear: nobody will be allowed to shelter criminals or conspire with impunity. Gomoa has leadership. Gomoa has consequences. Gomoa has boundaries.
Teshie deserves the same.
But Teshie is not getting it.
Are you angry? Good. Stay with me.
Information from ride‑hailing companies shows that they have held multiple security meetings with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service. Their agenda? How to survive Teshie. How to protect drivers. How to prevent passengers from becoming victims.
You can request a ride to Ashaiman, Kasoa or Nima at 1 a.m. without fear. Yet after 8 p.m., Teshie becomes a forbidden territory. Drivers refuse. Companies warn. Passengers panic. The myth that Kasoa, Nima and Ashaiman are unsafe collapses instantly when confronted with the truth: all three are safer than Teshie.
If that does not terrify you, nothing will.
Are you angry? You should be. Because the irony is national humiliation.
Teshie is not a forgotten corner of Ghana. It hosts the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, the Headquarters of the Southern Command, multiple military training facilities and a military shooting range. A fortress of national security and pride. A citadel of discipline. A cluster of institutions designed to produce esteemed peacekeepers, commanders and protectors.
Yet criminals roam freely. Lawlessness thrives. Disorder flourishes. Right under the noses of the very institutions meant to crush it.
Are you not embarrassed?
This is not exaggeration. This is not political theatre. This is not sensationalism. This is the truth. You may insult A‑Plus. You may attack the messenger. You may pretend the tone is too harsh. But insults will not save you when the criminals come for you.
Use your anger wisely.
Demand leadership.
Demand accountability.
Demand security for Teshie.
Demand an end to this national disgrace.
A community surrounded by Ghana’s finest security institutions should not be living in fear. A people living beside military excellence should not be held hostage by criminals. And a country that claims to value law and order cannot continue to tolerate a gangster’s paradise in the heart of its capital.
Teshie is bleeding.
Ghana is watching.
Leadership must act NOW.
