Misorňu Safety Centre proposes measures to curb unsafe use of musketry during celebrations
The Misorňu Safety Centre, a public service NGO that promotes safety, has raised concern over the dangerous use of musketry during festivals, funerals, and other public events.
In a statement issued to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, and signed by the founder and Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police (rtd) David Eklu, the Centre, therefore, recommended some measures to address the situation.
The Centre advised event organisers to work with the police to clear musketeers and give them safety briefings.
They should also use only licensed firearms and trained handlers.
Musketeers, it said, should be banned from taking alcohol, while organisers should assign coordinators to monitor safety distances and ensure safe firing zones are marked. ...