Police to Arrest Traffic Violators

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has held an emergency meeting with top security capos Thursday, to draw up a new strategy to solving the increasing spate of armed robberies in the country.

The security capos have, at the end of the meeting, outlined a seven-point approach including an enhanced operation calm life attempt by a combined team of police and military personnel to restore peace and security in the country.

Government has warned of the use of sirens on roads by private vehicles stating that it is prohibited under the Road Traffic Act.

Information Minister Mustapha Hamid told pressmen shortly after the meeting that the only category of people authorized by law to use sirens are, the President, Vice President, Heads of Security, ambulances and bullion vans and also selected categories of people who may be led by a military or police dispatch rider.

Citizen have been encouraged to report people who use sirens illegally.

The measures taken by the government come in the wake of terrifying armed robbery attacks recorded in the country.

In 24-hours there have been reports of broad day Rambo-style robbery attacks which have led to two citizens being killed by the armed gang.

On Wednesday afternoon, a cashier who had gone to withdraw an amount of 200,000 cedis to pay his workers at Tema was shot in the head and the money taken away.

However, government has directed Financial institutions to install CCTV cameras in all their offices which will be linked to a national command centre.

“Government further directs that all financial institutions install CCTV cameras on their premises. Government will roll out a programme to link all these CCTV cameras to a National Operation Command Centre,” he added.

According to Mustapha Hamid, “government has also deployed a surgical operation based on intelligence…to flash out criminals and suspected criminals.”

He added that “Operation Calm Life’, which is the joint anti-armed robbery military and police operations has been enhanced with immediate effect. In this regard there will be heavy military and police presence in our major cities across the country starting from today.”

By: thePublisheronline