[ 2011-04-22 ]

Police assures public of adequate security during Easter
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Patrick
Timbillah, has assured the public of adequate
security during the Easter celebrations.

He said the police had put in place the necessary
measures to ensure that the festivities were
incident free.

Addressing a press conference in Kumasi, Mr
Timbillah said the police were ready to deal with
criminals who might want to take advantage of the
religious celebration to cause trouble.

They would be out on foot and mobile patrols to
check robbery attacks, pick-pocketing and cellular
phone snatching, among other crimes.

The Regional Police Commander said personnel of
the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU), would
also be on hand to direct traffic and make sure
there was free flow of traffic.

He used the occasion to caution financial
institutions to desist from the practice where
their bullion vans drive through traffic blowing
their horns.

This, he said, was unlawful, stating that, apart
from special security vans, ambulances and in some
cases, vehicles that carry pregnant women or
patients, no other vehicle was permitted to do
that.

Mr Timbillah warned that the police would soon
mount a special operation to arrest offenders and
bring them to justice and urged members of the
public to be more security conscious and avoid
driving under the influence of alcohol.

Source - GNA

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