Police to deploy commanders in six new regions – IGP

General News of Friday, March 22, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-03-22

Ghana's police will soon deploy regional commanders to the six newly created regions, Inspector General of Police David Asante-Apeatu said.

According to him, the new regional commanders have been selected and will soon be transferred to the new regions to ensure that the regions benefit from a strong security platform.

Speaking at the annual end-of-year meeting of the West African Security Services Association (WASSA) of the Ghana Police Service, the Friday, March 22, the IGP said that it was to ensure the security of political arrivals maintaining order at the doors of the ordinary Ghanaian.

The IGP expressed confidence in stating that "the new regional commanders were selected after due diligence. The police administration does not doubt that it will meet our expectations. "

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo also stressed the need for justice for all, regardless of who is involved in a crime.

According to President Akufo-Addo, "it is important for the growth of society that justice be done to all people, regardless of their identity".

His appeal comes after an badault by a police officer and his mate against a police officer; as well as journalists from the Ghanaians Times who were badaulted by police officers.

He pointed out, however, that the people who had badaulted the police officer had been arrested and placed in pretrial detention, congratulating the Ghanaian police for investigating the attack on the journalists and arresting the police officers involved. .

The Minister of the Interior was present at WASSA; Ambrose Dery, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration; Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, including the men and women of the police department.