Squatters take over Ajirigarno cemetery
Cemeteries all over the world are supposed to be sacred places where the dead are consigned. Many people also consider cemeteries as the home of ancestors and consequently seclude it from residential areas in order to give them a quiet and serene rest.
However, in recent times, cemeteries have become the home for some people in Ghana. The story is not different from the Ajirigarno cemetery where encroachment has taken a different direction, with squatters building haphazardly and with impunity.
It is quite evident that the activities of the squatters are making it difficult for the Adenta Municipal Assembly to embark on any developmental project around the cemetery, hence a decision to eject them.
The squatters, some of whom have occupied the place for the past 15 years say they would not quit their homes despite the health hazard posed by the burials at the cemetery, unless they are relocated by the Assembly.
The stench that emanates from the cemetery is a clear indication that their continued stay there would be dangerous as most people buried there may have died from highly contagious diseases.
The sanitation situation at the cemetery is nothing to write home about. At the time e.tv Ghana visited the burial grounds, the only refuse container was overflowing with stinking filth.
The cemetery with its quiet features and dark canopies of trees is not only a scare but a perfect breeding ground for all social vices.
Whereas the situation is not different from other districts or regions, many people would argue that the situation is due to the high demand for land and its scarcity in recent times. While this could be true, a critical consideration ought to be given to the consequences of settling at or near cemeteries.
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