[ 2016-10-22 ]

Over 3k police needed to secure polls in North
A total of 3,137 security personnel will be needed
to provide security in the December general
elections in the North, regional Police Commander,
DCOP Ken Yeboah, has said.

Speaking at a workshop organised by the Institute
for Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civic
Forum Initiative (CFI) in Tamale in the Northern
region, DCOP Yeboah said due to the size of the
region and the many flashpoints that had been
identified, it had become necessary that there was
adequate security to prevent any possible
disturbances during the polls.

The aim of the workshop was to educate the
regional coordinators and working groups of an
IDEG-CFI Election Situation Room (ESR) project on
the management of peaceful elections for credible
outcomes.

Mr Yeboah, who is also the chairman of the
Northern Regional Election Security Task Force
(ESTF), said the task force had devised strategies
to deal with any possible disturbances at the 81
identified flashpoints in the region.

According to him, two security officers would be
stationed at each of the 81 flashpoints.

He, therefore, cautioned the youth in the region
not to allow themselves to be used by any person
or group to foment trouble.

Source - Starrfm

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