The Ministry for Defence has noted that in 2016 and 2017, there were significant decreases in crimes against public morality but a significant increase in crimes against persons including double the number of cases of serious assault, common assault and criminal intimidation over the past 5 years.
This was highlighted by the Minister of Defence Inoke Kubuabola while speaking at the Crime Symposium to the Crime prevention committees from the Southern and Eastern Division.
Kubuabola says the purpose of the symposium is to discuss critically by sharing views, on the proposed platform of the National Crime Board which was intended to be introduced.
He says this would be comprising of all sectors of communities which includes civil societies, NGOs, faith based organisations, municipal councils an private and public sectors representatives.
Kubuabola says the Ministry of Defence will then present the collective thoughts on resolving crime to the government.
