It said these unfortunate developments must be appropriately dealt with to ensure that they do not leave dire consequences on the country’s social fabric.

In recent times, various political vigilante groups have been associated with series of violent acts in some parts of the country, a situation that many professional bodies have expressed regret about and called on the government to take immediate steps to address.

Following the killing of Major Maxwell Mahama some weeks ago, there has been a massive national uproar against mob justice which many have associated with indiscipline within the society.

The Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, says such incidents must be tackled immediately.

In the Council’s first meeting with the President on Tuesday [June 20, 2017], Nana Otuo Siriboe II said, “another issue which has been engaging the council’s attention is the acts of indiscipline and impunity in our society, particularly reported acts of extrajudicial conduct. These incidents of misconduct are a creeping canker that must be decisively dealt with to stem their malignant effect on the social fabric.”

‘Police to deal ruthlessly with lawless people’

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Appeatu, has warned that his outfit will deal ruthlessly with persons who take part of various lawless acts.

He said reckless attacks on police stations and other criminal conducts would not be tolerated.

The IGP, David Asante-Apeatu

He was speaking at the inauguration of a police station that comes with residential accommodation for the officers, built at Ahwiaa in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region.