THE Police Administration has directed all its units across the country to provide up-to-date records of all service weapons in their armouries.
The directive was given by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, to ensure weapon accountability as stated in their service instruction.
It is also to help trace and mop up weapons in illegal hands across the country.
According to the IGP, the police administration was developing a computerised database to store information on firearms for analytical purposes.
He said he had also directed all arms and ammunition clerks across the country to ensure proper registration of new weapons, as well as the transfer of weapon ownership.
The IGP was speaking in Takoradi where he was on a tour of duty.
He said with the progress being made in the fight against crime, “We must endeavour to identify the source of weapons in the country, including the manufacturing base with the view of destroying them and bringing the perpetrators to book.”
In this direction, he said, the police would embark on special intelligence-led operations in order to achieve maximum success and also adopt ingenious ways of infiltrating syndicates of illegal firearms and ammunition, as well as gun running businesses.
The IGP said the police were very much aware of the security challenges posed during this Yuletide but assured the people of maximum safety.
“There has been an increase in police presence in the country not only because of the Christmas and New Year but as part of our new policy,” he said.
The IGP also called on the Paramount Chief of Essikado, Nana Kobina Nketsia, and said the Police Service would now have a human face and would no longer be seen as a para-military institution to intimidate people.
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