The Inspector Common of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has urged Regional Commanders of the Ghana Police Service to make sure that the perpetrators of unlawful mining, popularly often known as galamsey, are arrested and prosecuted.
“Unlawful mining poses a significant safety danger, significantly within the forest reserves and mining communities. In areas just like the Western North, armed criminals have carried out brutal assaults on harmless folks, together with forest guards with out justification,” he famous.
Mr Yohuno made the decision on the opening of the Ghana Police Regional Command convention held on the police headquarters, Accra, on Friday.
It was attended by Regional Police Commanders, members of the Police Administration Board, Senior Police Officers and members of the Ministry for the Inside.
“This lawlessness should not be allowed to proceed. We’re declaring struggle on crime associated to unlawful mining, and I anticipate each Regional Commander to take decisive motion to carry perpetrators to justice,” Mr Yohuno emphasised.
Based on him, crimes associated to unlawful mining, rising safety points akin to assaults on Cell Cash distributors and the Bawku battle, required the police service to accentuate its operations and make sure the security and safety of the citizenry.
The IGP underscored the necessity for Regional Commanders to prioritise the well-being of officers below their command, and that “a motivated workforce is important for attaining our safety goals.”
He mentioned that every one pending petitions relating to police promotions and welfare could be referred for consideration as soon as the Police Council was constituted.
Additionally, Mr Yohuno urged Regional Commanders to handle points akin to corruption, police intimidation, and the extreme use of drive, which created a detrimental public notion concerning the security company.
The Minister for the Inside, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, mentioned the ministry would set up a secretariat for the 24-hour Economy Policing System, to implement sturdy and sustainable policing fashions to make sure assured safety.
The system, Mr Mohammed-Mubarak famous, would function a essential instrument within the battle in opposition to crime, and make sure the safety of financial belongings throughout the nation.
He requested Regional Police Commanders to make sure that the provision of safety companies to non-public people and organisations by law enforcement officials, the supply of armored autos to help in money in transit, and the issuance of licensed weapons to people have been streamlined, and likewise a background verify performed on them.
Mr Mohammed-Mubarak additionally warned that Regional Commanders who did not ahead foreigners concerned in unlawful mining to his ministry for repatriation could be transferred from their area to different areas the place unlawful mining didn’t happen.
The Director-Common, Advertministration of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCOP) Dr David Agyeman Adjem, mentioned the conference supplied a platform to replicate, innovate, and renew the commitment of the police service, and urged the contributors to actively take part in it.
BY AGNES OWUSU
