Sunday’s armed robbery at a church is a sign that crime is out of control and despite the recommendations of the opposition, government is failing miserably to tackle the situation, APNU MP Winston Felix said on Monday.
“How much lower must we sink before this government and the Minister of Home Affairs would acknowledge their failures to provide effective security for the Guyana citizenry?” the former police commissioner asked during a press conference.
The press conference was called to address the crime situation in the country with particularly emphasis on the robbery at the St Philip’s Church and similar incidents which had occurred within recent times.
Just before mass, gunmen stormed the St Philip’s Parish Church at St Phillip’s Green, Werk-en-Rust robbing several parishioners.
“I just finish opening the doors and about 15 members were here sitting waiting when I saw this youth come up, push he hand in he waist, pull out a gun, point it at me and seh ‘Don’t move’ …then another one came with another gun and start taking away people married ring and so,” an employee of the church recounted to this newspaper.
Another eyewitness said the three young men, who were on BMX bicycles, seemed to have been gauging their attack
