The Inspector- General of Police, (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh has reiterated that the security services in the country will deal ruthlessly with persons who foment trouble in the upcoming general elections.
Addressing a Press Conference on Wednesday, the IGP said “The security services are very familiar with the laws and every person or group of persons who falls foul of the law will be dealt with.”
According to him, a total of 62,794 security personnel will be deployed to provide security for the 2020 general elections.
Giving a breakdown of the security forces to be deployed for the operation, the IGP revealed that the personnel will comprise police officers, military officials, and personnel from the Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Fire Service, and Ghana Revenue Authority among others.
“62,794 security personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Fire Service, the Ghana Prison Service, the Ghana Immigration Service, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and the Ghana Armed Forces are being deployed for the elections.”
According to him, the security personnel that will be deployed to various polling stations and collation centers will be dressed in their respective uniforms to ensure easy identification; except officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and the Bureau of National investigations (BNI).
“All the personnel I have mentioned will be in their regular uniforms with the exception of officers from the Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Service and the Bureau of National Investigations who will remain invisible,” the IGP said.
Meanwhile, reports indicate that the IGP had earlier appealed to police officers across the country to conduct themselves professionally in the discharge of their duties during the election period.
As required of them by the constitution, he admonished them to remain neutral and not be bias towards any political party.
Source: A1Radioonline.com|101.1MHZ/Ghana
