Security Alert - 8 Things You Should Do Tonight

When leaving home for the 31st Watch Night,

1. Never go with all the occupants in the house/home. Leave behind at least two (2) adults preferably MALES in the house/home.


2. Those left behind must make sure ALL the household LIGHTS are ON.


3. Mobile phones should be kept closer & put on vibration.


4. Put on the TV set


5. Persons left behind must avoid strange or unknown calls.


6. Wait at the church auditorium till 5am before U set off to your home if your place of say is a crime prone area.


7. Drive to any nearest police station & wait there for a while if your notice an unfamiliar or suspicious vehicle following you


8. Call those left at home to open the gate for you about some few metres to the entrance (at least 150metres)…

See You in 2016

By D/Sgt. Benjamin Arthur

 

Security Alert - 8 Things You Should Do Tonight

Police to Deploy over 3000 Officers on New Year

The Accra Regional police command is deploying 3,200 officers to tighten security on the roads and residential areas during the 31st and New Year celebrations.

 

The police have identified motor accidents as a major challenge in their assessment of the ‘Operation Father Christmas’ programme launched to improve security during the festive season.

 

Addressing the media in Accra, regional commander COP Dr. George Akuffu Dampare said the police will employ innovative security measures to protect life and property.

 

For instance, check points would be mounted at vantage points to make sure drivers are not driving under the influence of alcohol that could lead to possible accident.

 

Temporary security post would also be erected at the beaches so that people can report any security concerns at the beach.

 

“We are also putting people at the various locations where events are taking place,” he added.

 

Dr. Akuffu Dampare noted, “There are other arrangements you put in place which the nature of it is such that we cannot share with the public because they are very confidential security arrangements, and we want to assure you that when we put all these things together we are going to have a very peaceful, quiet 31st night and a New Year.”

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Police to Deploy over 3000 Officers on New Year

Influx of Arms, Ammunition Worrying – Former Security Coordinator

A Former National Security Coordinator, Kofi Bentum Quantson, has described as worrying the seizure of arms and ammunition in recent times by the security agencies.

 

 

A vehicle with a huge number of cartridges was  on Monday impounded by custom officials at the Aflao border in the Volta Region last week.

 

Custom officers in the region impounded the vehicle which was carrying over one million packs of short cartridges or bullets together with sealed packs of dried leaves believed to be Indian hemp.

 

 

According to officials, the same vehicle has made about six entries into Ghana per the records, and it is feared the same items were being cart into the country from either Nigeria or Togo.

 

 

The items were concealed in a compartment on the floor of the vehicle.

 

 

About a fortnight ago, police in the Ashanti Region also arrested an Ivorian national with a large cache of arms and ammunition.

 

The suspect, 72-year old Moro Sata, claims to have received the arms from Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Niger. Also arrested were four Ghanaian accomplices whose names were not disclosed by the police for security reasons.

 

 

 

 

 

The arms included anti-aircraft guns. Other arms and ammunition seized were 11 AK 47 assault rifles, 10 G3s, 45 automatic sidearm, 9mm AK 47 tracer ammunition, one machine gun, one clocking handing, 45 automatic G3 ammunition, four firing pins and five 12.7mm ammunition.

 

 

Sata was said to have mentioned Abdul Kadri Aria, another Ivorian, as the source of the arms supplies.

 

 

According to the police, some of the automatic guns can fire continuously for six hours unless they are destroyed by rocket-propelled grenades.

 

 

 

 

Speaking on these developments, the former National Security boss described the news as disturbing particularly when the country will go to the polls in 2016.

 

 

“It is worrisome if it is 1 million cartridges; but I noticed that it is the cartridges for the short gun . All the same, I would like to find out whether they were meant for local consumption or they went for re-smuggling outside Ghana. Everything that has to do with arms and ammunition being smuggled, and that is a cause for worry,” he said.

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Citifmonline.com

 

 

Influx of Arms, Ammunition Worrying – Former Security Coordinator

Damba Festival Canceled Over Security Concerns

The Abudu Royal gate in Dagbon is up in arms against the Northern regional Security Council over the cancellation of today’s Damba festival.

 

 

The Abudu’s had planned to climax the celebration today, Wednesday December 30 and Thursday despite a last minute cancellation by the Regent.

 

 

Starr News has learnt that security has also been beefed up in the area to ensure compliance.

 

 

Starr News’ correspondent Tanko Eliasu reports that the development is causing tension in the area since the festival means a lot to the people.

 

Damba Festival Canceled Over Security Concerns