In Their Own Hands: Ghana’s Drug Vigilantes

Citizen vigilantes patrol Ghana's streets, warring an opioid crisis. We conscionable those taking the instrumentality into their ain hands.

Ghana is facing an opioid addiction crisis, with a flood of cheap, synthetic drugs destroying lives and communities. In the bluish metropolis of Tamale, a radical of civilians, frustrated by what they spot arsenic the inaction of section authorities, are taking the instrumentality into their ain hands. The ‘anti-drug task force’ patrols the streets, seeking retired dealers and users and meting retired its ain marque of justice. Some authorities officials condemn the vigilantes, portion others clasp them arsenic a utile instrumentality successful the combat against amerciable drugs. As connection spreads astir the occurrence of Tamale’s task force, immoderate question whether civilians tin decently regenerate authorities services – and pass astir the dangers of vigilante justice.