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Police urged to curb operations of illegal timber operators

Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Friday urged policemen, especially those at the barriers in the region to be vigilant and curb operations of illegal timber activities.

He expressed regret that despite numerous barriers at strategic points in the area illegal timber continued to slip through to local markets.

Mr Nyamekye-Marfo was speaking at a meeting of police personnel in the region to update the minister of the challenges facing the police, in Sunyani.

He pledged to recommend the promotion of any police officer who would apprehend persons or drivers who would attempted to smuggle timber logs through the barriers.

Mr. Nyamekye-Marfo appealed to the police to help educate the people about the law and to protect those who would volunteer information to them in order to win their confidence.

He commended the officers for maintaining security, law and order before and after Election 2008 but expressed concern about the involvement of some personnel in armed robbery and other crimes saying “this is not good enough”.

Mr. Nyamekye-Marfo urged the police to step up efforts in fighting high way robbery, bush fires and other negative acts, adding that the Regional Security Council (RCC) had done a lot to stem these acts but a lot still needed to be done.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Seth Charles Oteng, Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Commander, said the Police was confronted problems such as lack of accommodation, office equipment and logistics.

He praised the media for assisting the police in educating the public on security issues aimed at crime prevention.

DCP Oteng said currently the population of police in the region was inadequate and that records showed a ratio of one police to 1,200 people.

He stressed “The total number of personnel in the region is 1,668. The region needs 554 to meet a ratio of one personnel to 900 citizens, which is far more than the UN standard of one personnel to 600 citizens”.

The Regional Police Commander thanked the RCC for supporting the police to carry out their work.

Source: GNA

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One Response to “Police urged to curb operations of illegal timber operators”

  1. Rexford Offei on September 24th, 2009 10:06 pm

    Please i have a reseach to make about number of police barriers and toll booth in ghana and where it can be found
    So please i have a deadline which is 25th september 2009,please help me if you can .
    THANK YOU

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