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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh has paid a visit to the family of police officer who was murdered during a broad day light robber near Jamestown, a suburb of Accra. Constable Emmanuel Osei belonged to the National SWAT team, and was murdered in cold blood by armed robbers who attacked a bullion van at James Town, Accra on Monday 14th June, 2021. The IGP paid the visit with members of the Police Management Board and he pledged to the family of the deceased that the Police Administration will…

The Ghana Police Service strongly believes that attacks on bullion vans will not take place again due to the strict measures it has put in place in curbing the menace. At a press briefing on Tuesday, June 15 2021, the police stated that the bullion van attacks will not reoccur because of strategies put in place. “We are hoping that this will not happen again because of the strategies we have put in place. We are alert, this is not only the police service, but it’s the entire security architecture.” “The resolve of…

The police has placed a Ghs20,000 bounty on suspected robbers who attacked a bullion van that was transferring money where they killed a police officer on board and an eye witness on Monday, June 14, 2021. The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Supt. Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman on Tuesday informed the public about the bounty. According to her the police is convinced that the money will encourage people to give any information they have about the whereabout of the suspected robbers. Meanwhile…

Inspector General of Police(IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh has clapped back at security analyst who have raised concerns regarding how the police is handling the increased crime in Ghana stating they don't know what they are talking about. “We are doing what we can to protect the people of Ghana. There is no society in the world where there is no crime. Even in the USA, UK and Sweden, where they, more or less have everything, they still have crime. The only place that doesn’t have crime is heaven and we are not in heaven,”…

Head of Department of Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), Professor Kwesi Aning has urged the police to purchase fortified Bullion vans and rent them to banks in Ghana. He made this comment after the Inspector General of Police directed banks in the country to procure armoured bullion vans by the close of June this year else the police will withdraw from escorting bullion vans carting cash. The IGP, James Oppong-Boanuh made this comment following the killing of police…

The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has charged Banks in Ghana to provide amoured cars for carting money else the police will stop escorting them. He made this statement in wake of a recent attack on a police officer identified as Emmanuel Osei who was murdered in a broad day light robbery near James town. In recent times attacks on security personnel have become rampant and many complain of unavailability of bullet proof vests that will protect them from armed men. According James Oppong he will…