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General News on Thursday, April 18, 2019
Source: primenewsghana.com
2019-04-18
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Ghanaian police are about to start providing air policing, the government declaring that it is investing heavily in the commissioning of a new wing of the service, the air squadron.
The new wing of the service will strengthen the work of the police by allowing them to conduct aerial surveillance.
In March 2019, President Akufo-Addo announced the acquisition of three helicopters as well as the training of police personnel as pilots and engineers to get things done.
Speaking at the cut-off ceremony for the construction of a hangar intended for helicopters planned for the air wing of the police, Interior Minister Ambrose Dery, stated that the airline's service wing was needed in the face of sophisticated crime.
"[The government] Today, we are introducing an aspect of the police that Ghana has not known, the police air squadron. You will realize that the Maritime Police have the maritime police's land badets, operations and maritime operations and that they are now putting in place air badets to enhance the ability of the Ghanaian police to participate in maritime operations. direct and to aerial coverage to gather information and information on everything that is happening on the ground. We have always depended on the Ghana Air Force to provide this information and we are witnessing the number of operations … But the President believes that even though he continues to strengthen the army capacity, we need to have this air wing, "he said. .
The ceremony held at the Tesano Police Academy in Accra marks the beginning of the construction of the hangar, which will house the first three helicopters planned for the new police squadron.
The project contract has been awarded to Paramount Group and Rizzle Consult, which are expected to be completed by the end of September 2019.
Although the police hierarchy is already recruiting personnel into the new wing, there is no specific date for the arrival of the helicopters.
The police service will have three new helicopters
President Akufo-Addo said that Ghana's police will soon have three new helicopters to facilitate their operations.
The President who spoke at the end of the year of the West African Security Service Association (WASSA) of the Ghana Police Service, the Friday, March 22, 2019 at the police headquarters in Accra, said that the purchase of the three helicopters would help the police to maintain law and order in the country.
The president added that elected police officers would be trained to fly the helicopters.
He added that the government has so far provided the police service with 320 vehicles, about 273 of which have not yet been delivered.
President Akufo-Addo also said that 4,000 people were being recruited into the police department, explaining that about 2,000 recruits were currently undergoing training.
At the same time, President Akufo-Addo pointed out that promotions of officers would not be based on political affiliations or other considerations, and that it would be strictly guided by the laws of the country. country.
The government is committed to equipping police services to enable them to do an effective job. The police administration announced last week that it would deploy its first cameras for the body in May this year.
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