{
  "id": 11400139,
  "title": "MMDCEs urged to take full ownership of local security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/mmdces-urged-to-take-full-ownership-of-local-security",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/mmdces-urged-to-take-full-ownership-of-local-security/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Ghana to take full ownership of local security structures and adopt a proactive approach to addressing emerging threats. Speaking at a capacity-building workshop on the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2020, Mubarak emphasized the importance of community-based early warning systems, strategic coordination, and effective security management. He identified illegal mining, organised crime, land disputes, chieftaincy conflicts, and the illegal trade and storage of commercial explosives as some of the security challenges facing the Ashanti Region, urging local authorities to work closely with intelligence agencies, traditional authorities, youth groups, and surveillance institutions to identify and address threats before they escalate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}