He added that through the deployment of special anti-robberies squads in the various regions, armed robberies have been nipped in the bud.

ACP Kwesi Ofori credited these feats achieved to the hard work of the current Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare.

“Robberies in this country have been nipped in the bud, talking about the Bono East the northern corridor that leads to the five northern regions, and Afram Plains area where robbers attack market women and so forth.

“We have been able to send special anti-robbery squads to assist the various regions and this formula has really worked, it has created desirable security in the aforementioned areas and we have been able to dismantle most of the dangerous criminal networks through public cooperation, intelligence-led operations among others.

“It is our hope that come 2022 the Police may move to another level,” he said in an interview with Accra-based TV3.

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According to ACP Kwesi Ofori, the current IGP has changed the negative impression about the service.

“True leadership from the Police, the new Inspector General of Police has done a lot to change the negative public perception and he is still working on it assiduously to make sure that we succeed,” he said.

The Police Anti-robbery squad deployed to curb increasing robbery cases in the Eastern Region has arrested 17 persons for unlawful possession of weapons.

The suspects were arrested in an operation at Donkorkrom in the Kwahu Affram Plains North District.

The Police team retrieved a number of unregistered weapons including a foreign pistol, three locally manufactured pistols, four single short guns, and 17 machetes.

They also confiscated two daggers, 66 live AA and BB cartridges, 410 BB cartridges, t10 7.65 mm ammunition, and 19 mobile phones.

The Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, who confirmed the incident, said the suspects are in the custody of the Donkorkrom district Police command assisting with investigations.

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According to him, they will be arraigned after the police have concluded their investigations.

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The officers also retrieved police bulletproof jacket and suspect that the criminals were planning to renew Bagliga Dakpemyili chieftaincy conflict.

The Deputy Regional Police Commander, DCOP Moses Atibilla, briefing journalists at the police headquarters in Tamale, Monday afternoon, said they were on a joint police operation responding to a chieftaincy crisis at Bagliga Dakpemyili when they made the arrest.

According to him, the suspects; Andani Yakubu Wahid, 30, and Alhaji Abdul Salam Sobo were arrested with one AK-47 assault rifle loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition, a pump action gun loaded with five carriages and police bulletproof jacket at Bagliga Dakpemyili.

He added that, the suspects were intercepted in a Hyundai Santa car with registration number GW 3225 -16 at the village and the security arrested them.

According to DCOP Atibila, investigation revealed that, the suspects were recruited by Yapalisi Naa of Vitting, Alhaji Aminu Stubs to escort a newly installed chief from Banvum to the village.

The two suspects laid ambush with the weapon on the only road leading to the village to attack opponents of the chieftaincy divide. The joint police team chanced on them and arrested them.

The registration number of the AK-47 rifle has been erased but it’s suspected to be police property.

The police has arrested the said Yapalisi Naa to help in investigation, while search in his house produced an empty AK-47 magazine was found in his wardrobe, one local made sword and a jack knife found in the room.

The swoop was led by the Director of Operations, ACP Mr Kwasi Arhin, on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

The arrest is part of the Police Administration’s resolve to use intelligence-led operations to rid the city of criminals.

The suspects, between the ages of 19 and 25 were arrested with assorted items, retrieved by Police.

They include unregistered vehicles and motorbikes; parcels of white substances and dried leaves believed to be narcotic drugs; mixtures of suspected codeine and laptop computers.

The Police Service will continue to adopt strategies to rid communities of criminals, in a bid to prevent crimes and to ensure law and order in the country.

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The general public is encouraged to assist the Police with information on criminal activities. Call 191 and 18555 in cases of emergency.

They were made up of Ghanaians and other nationals from Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.

Items found on them included 33 motorbikes, 38 rubbers of dried leaves suspected to be India hemp, cash of GH₵6,750.00, a Beninese passport, health insurance card, an ATM card, and 153 assorted mobile phones.

Speaking to journalists, the Director of Operations, ACP Arhin Kwesi Annor said the operation commenced around 11 pm on Thursday, April 15, 2021, to 2 am on Friday, April 16, 2021.

“So for the past two weeks we have been monitoring their activities, and then yesternight we decided to swoop on them. Fortunately, when we went there we were able to arrest some people or some suspected criminals. The total number of suspects that were arrested is 230”, he said.

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“We believe that some of these motorbikes are used to commit a lot of crimes. You can talk about snatching of mobile phone, snatching of bags among others”, he added.

He said the suspects will be screened and those found culpable will be dealt with.

He said such an operation, will be replicated to curb crime in the city.

Speaking to the media, the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Region Police Command, DSP Afia Tenge, said the five-day exercise was under the operation ‘No Space for Criminals in Accra’.

She explained that the special operation is the police’s efforts to minimise crime and other unlawful activities in the city.

“The five-day operation, which began on March 3rd, targeted locations noted to be harbouring criminals, cemeteries, ghettos, markets and other similar areas across the 14 divisions in Accra.

“Those arrested were mostly drug dealers found with quantities of narcotic substances and tramadol. Others were also arrested with concoctions mixed with the same narcotic substances which were being sold to their customers,” she said.

DSP Tenge said that the suspected criminals were being taken through screening and interrogation process, adding that those found guilty will be put before a court.

She added that the ‘No Space for Criminals in Accra’ special operation will continue to ensure citizens are safe from the hands of criminal.

“It is an operation that has just begun and we hope to continue until the criminals change their nefarious activities,” she assured.

The Western North Regional Security Council chairman, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu, said the various services are poised to fish out any criminal.

Mr Aboagye-Gyedu, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, explained that the electorate take advantage of the tension to rob property of unsuspecting victims.

But, this year’s election, he said, will be an exception, because more police and soldiers will be on backup as extra eye.

Irrespective of one’s political affiliation, Mr Aboagye-Gyedu said no criminal will be pardoned, and he will ensure the perpetrators face the full rigor of the law.

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Moreover, he called on opposition parties to have trust in the security services as they are professional to deliver their mandate and not to victimise any person or party.

The chairman made the caution after the last regional council meeting ahead of the elections.

Following the lynching of a 35-year-old male adult at Saihei, a small community in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region, the police has thought it wise to caution the public against such inhumane acts.

The Command is therefore appealing to the public to have faith in the police in ensuring criminals face the full rigorous of the law.

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In a statement signed by the Police Public Affairs Officer of UWR, Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng is however informing the public to report relatives who have fail to return home for identification of the lynched person.

The deceased was one of the two masked armed men with a locally manufactured gun and cutlass who were suspected to be of Fulani extraction and succeeded in robbing their victims of unidentified amounts and mobile phones.

Information gathered by Adom News suggested that the joint team, made up of about 400 military personnel and 200 policemen, conducted the operation over the rampant crimes the area records.

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Speaking in an interview with Adom News, some of the residents said they were excited about the operation and hoped it would continue.

“We are happy about this operation and we hope it will not be just for today but a regular operation on weekly basis to help reduce crime in the area. Budumburam is always in the news for the wrong reasons,” they said.

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Meanwhile, some foreign nationals, who commended the exercise, appealed to the security officers to release the innocent people arrested.

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The Assin Fosu Municipality has organized an intercessory prayer service in collaboration with the Assin Local Council of churches to pray for criminal in the area.

It is also to foster unity and peaceful coexistence between all the religious groups in the municipality.

Although the year 2018 is yet to end, several young men in the municipality have been arrested by the Assin Fosu Divisional Police Command for one crime or the other.

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The Assin Fosu Municipal Chief Executive(MCE), Nicholas Kofi Baako, explained that the Assembly is working in their own small way to solve the problem.

“We support the police service with fuel to intensity patrols with several radio and public educational programs on drug abuse organized with the aim of reducing crime, yet, without God’s intervention, the aforementioned measures are in vein. That was why we had to pray for our community.”

Meanwhile, the chairman, of the Assin Fosu Local Council of Churches, Rev. Kwame Apenkwa Brown and other pastors recounted how these prayers worked for the community some years ago.

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“Few years ago, the Assin Kushea D/ABasic School recovered from recording 0% in BECE examination two consecutive times after pastors and the then MCE had organized intercessory prayer for the school.”

However, Nana Bimpong Kotoka, who spoke on behalf of the chiefs pleaded on the Assembly to make the intercessory prayers quarterly program to reduce criminal cases in the area.

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“Bestiality, defilement, marijuana trade and smoking, robbery, murder and  jailbreak are few of the many situations the municipal Assembly, the local council of churches, the police, Nananom, and the entire community, want an improvement in the coming years.”

The suspects are; Baba Khalifa 22, William Aboagye Asare 26 and Clement Aggrey 21.

The operation was carried at Assin Fosu railway bridge area which serves as a base for the smokers.

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During the operation, substance suspected to be Indian Hemp was found on the suspects.

Among the items found on them were tramadol, cigarette and several numbers of lighter.

Speaking to Adom News, the Assin Fosu District police commander,  Chief Sup. Leonard Abeka said, murder, stealing and rising number of other criminal activities in the area can be attributed to the effect of hard drug.

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Meanwhile, some of the suspects who spoke to Adom News insisted they are not drug dealers but have been arrested by the police mistakenly.

The police in a tweet on Saturday (May 5) declared wanted four of the gangsters who participated in the bloody bank robbery.

The police described them as “gang leaders and principal suspects” of the incident.

Photos of the gang leaders in action were accompanied by text: “DECLARED WANTED BY THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OFFA BANKS ROBBERY.”

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FOUR (4) GANG LEADERS AND PRINCIPAL SUSPECTS WHOSE PICTURES ARE ATTACHED ARE HEREBY DECLARED WANTED BY THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OFFA BANKS ROBBERY.

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A local portal, the Cable Nigeria said, “the images provided were the clearest since the incident took place exactly a month ago.” The Kwara state government has also promised 5 million Naira bounty for information about the suspects. Police also gave hotlines to be contacted in case of information.

In mid-April, police reported the arrest of nine people over the robbery. Some 15 people were killed when the armed gang attacked two banks and a police station in central Nigeria.

Federal police spokesman Jimoh Moshood at the time said, the arrests were made during “massive raids” in Offa and the southwest, which saw a shoot-out between officers and suspects.

His main aim for attacking the District Police Headquarters at Kwabenya in Accra last week was to free one of his gang members, a Nigerian who was among the seven who broke jail during the attack.
A police officer, Inspector Emmanuel Ashilevi, was killed during Sunday’s attack on the police station. Six Ghanaian suspects and the Nigerian broke jail with help from the attackers.
Dickson Ofori, Chubuzor Chubuzor, Edem  Rockson, Emmanuel Kotey, Prince Osei, Kofi Darko and Atta Kwadwo were the jailbreakers, but they have all been re-arrested after a heavy police clampdown on the perpetrators of the attack.
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Police also revealed that a female food vendor who operates her business close to the station facilitated the attackers by passing on her mobile phone to the remand prisoners.
Police say the communication between the inmates and the attackers greatly facilitated the hit on the security post.
The woman has also been arrested.
Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu, had revealed earlier that 32-year-old Kofi Acheampong (Nana Owuo), the mastermind of the attack, is believed to be the spiritual father of the gang.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has said the government will leave no stone unturned to ensure all those responsible for the attack are brought to book.
 

Most of such schools at the senior high school (SHS) level belong to the Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, and Methodists.

Speaking on JOYNEWS’ news discussion program PM Express on the MultiTV channel, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong explained that the aim is to strengthen the moral fibre of the society, which he fears is fast declining.

He said considering the curriculum that the Ghana Education Service is currently running, a lot of subjects are thrown into the mix to excite the Ghanaian student.

Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong said no attention is paid to the moral development of the children.

“We are producing intelligent Ghanaian who are smart to take a huge chunk of money which is supposed to go into health, education etc and share among themselves.

“Sadly, we are having more of that and it is not only with one political party, but all of them. Contractors under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) are all the same,” he said.

He said the focus must be the kind of knowledge passed on to the Ghanaian in at all levels of education so that “moral formation is part of the curriculum.”

Parents, family, the church and society as a whole he said must also step up to the plate to add up to what students get from schools.

“We are not paying much attention to morality in our schools so what that means is that we are producing intelligent criminals,” he noted.

Dr Opuni said attention must be paid to the moral formation ethics of Ghanaian children and the products of the various educational institutions.

The three, who bolted after robbing a KIA rhino vehicle at Nsutam were arrested at Obretema, a suburb of Suhum.

Eastern Regional Police PRO, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who confirmed the incident on Adom FM’s Midday News Monday said the police with the help of residents of Obretema apprehended Buhari Draman, 23, Bismark Ofori 19 and 17-year-old boy Yaw Owusu in a nearby bush.

He says police after their arrest; the police retrieved 61 packets of tin fish, an industrial sewing machine, an industrial cutter, 19 cartons of milk, bags of cocoa beans among other items.

ASP Ebenezer Tetteh said the suspects have been on the wanted list of the police following series of robbery cases on the Accra- Kumasi highway.

Suspects have been on the wanted list of the police following series of robbery cases on the Accra- Kumasi highway.

He said the three are currently in their custody assisting investigations adding that they will be arraigned before court very soon.

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