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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Wayne Oppong-Boanuh, says calls for their immediate resignation from workplace over the high rate associated with robbery incidents across the country are usually needless.
Addressing concerns within the alarming rate of low self-esteem in the country, the IGP stated citizens should be modest within their expectations from the police.
Based on the IGP, several developed nations including the United States of America, United Kingdom continue to be battling with cases of thievery. Therefore , the recent spate of crime in the country, nevertheless alarming, is not peculiar in order to Ghana.
“We are doing what we should can to protect the people associated with Ghana. There is no society on earth where there is no crime. During the USA, UK and Sweden, where they, more or less possess everything, they still have criminal offense. The only place that does not have crime is heaven and are not in heaven, ” he said.
The comment comes on the heels from the latest robbery attack on the bullion van by several unidentified armed men, upon not less than three motorbikes, who else killed a police officer upon escort duty and a investor at Jamestown, a region of Accra.
Mr Oppong-Boanuh made this statement produced during a visit Tuesday, towards the family of the late Constable General, Emmanuel Osei, who had been killed by armed criminals on Monday afternoon.
The driving force of the van was accepted at the Korle-Bu Teaching Medical center after sustaining several accidental injuries.
A woman, who is said to be the teller in the van, can also be being treated for injury at the same hospital.
The event has left many on social networking agitated and concerned about the indegent state of security in the nation.
