A 65-year-old retired Soldier in Koforidua, Kwaku Ohenebeng, has developed a multi-purpose high decibel personal Safety siren to help fight criminal activities.
He said the potable Sirens could be used by communities, families, companies, institutions and more importantly, teenagers to protect themselves from sexual predators.
According to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service, over 30,000 rape cases have been recorded in recent years.
Mr. Ohenebeng believes the siren could be a tool for young ladies to raise alarm during sexual assaults for swift intervention.
According to him, he has designed and developed different kinds of Sirens for farmers to drive away wild animals that eat their crops. And also some of the alarms are for home security purposes
Mr. Ohenebeng, who exhibited his products at the just ended 10th International Applied Research Conference and Technology Fair organized by Koforidua Technical University said government must help him to design more useful security products to help improve the security of the country and emergency system.
Some innovative products such as Solar Biomass Dryers, Biodiesel, Fuel, Obstacle Avoidance Robotic Car, Grey Water Treatment System, Hydraulic Gate Operating System, Egg incubator among others from KTU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development were exhibited at the Technology Fair.
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Prof. Frimpong Boateng who was at the Technology Fair reiterated the unflagging commitment of the government to enhancing Science, technology and innovation as a vital component of building Ghana Beyond Aid therefore asked Ghanaians to get ready to embrace the science and technology transformation.
The Vice Chancellor of Koforidua Technical University Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi said the University has invested a total of Ghc50,040 in Research activities for the past two years and expecting to increase it to GHC80,000 in the next year.
She said the University is now focusing on applying findings of the research work to invent machines and equipment to solve societal problems.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM/Kojo Ansah
