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The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has assured the general public of the commitment of the Ghana Police Service to give effective security and stem crime in the country.
The IGP acknowledged the high crime wave in parts of the country and the recent upsurge of robbery cases in the Upper East region, and said the Police will go to every length to ensure public safety.
He was speaking to the media at Pusunamongo in the Talensi District, Upper East Region, during a three- day working in the region and to visit recent crime scenes in the area.
IGP and his team being briefed by District Police Commander in Sandema
Police caution youth against firing of knockouts in Upper East
Correspondence from Upper East Region
The Upper East Regional Election Security Taskforce has reminded the youth in the region that the ban on the use of knockouts, firecrackers and bangers is still in full force.
The Taskforce said firing the small explosives could cause fear and panic among residents at the critical moment the country had just come out of a general election.
In a statement released by the Regional Police Commander, DCOP Osei Kweku Ampofo- Duku who doubles as the chairman of the Taskforce, the Police said “ it has come to the attention of the Upper East Regional Election Security Taskforce (RESTF) through its joint Operational Centre that some residents especially youth has embarked on firing knockouts, firecrackers and bangers in the principal streets of the regional capital, Bolgatanga.”.