Tag Archives: IGP

Suicide among police personnel must cease – IGP charges 480 police counsellors

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh has charged senior police officers who have undergone training on mental health to ensure that they put their expertise to bear and halt what is suspected to rising cases of suicide among personnel within the service. He conceded at a training for …

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Don’t Attack LGBT Members – IGP cautions

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has cautioned the general public to desist from taking the laws into their hands by attacking people suspected to be involved in LGBTQ activities. According to the IGP, once the laws on LGBTQ remain in the statute books of the country, the Ghana …

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IGP to beef up security in Bawku, environs in order to maintain current peace

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has hinted of plans to beef up security in Bawku and its environs to maintain the peace in the area as well as fight crime. During a 3-day working visit to the Upper East Region, the Police Chief commended officers and men …

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Robbery Attacks: IGP storms Bolga and environs, deploys Special Anti-Robbery commandos

As part of measures geared towards addressing the insecurity in the five regions of the North, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is in the Upper East Region for a working tour. In recent times, there have been several reports from the Upper East region of robbery attacks on citizens …

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IGP storms Pramkese following robbery attacks on police officers

Information gathered by Mynewsghana indicates that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has visited Pramkese in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of Eastern Region on Friday. This visit stems from the recent armed robbery attack in the area which led to the killing of one policeman, Sergeant Moses Tetteh Nartey and …

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Heavy security in Accra ahead of Akufo-Addo’s inauguration

Inspector General of the Ghana Police Service James Oppong-Boanuh has in a statement announced that his men along with the military and other security personnel would be dispatching people into town ahead of the swearing in of the president of the Republic of Ghana. According to him each person considered important and …

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We are investigating incidents of ‘election killings’ – IGP

Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) says all recorded incidents of deaths and injuries in the just-ended elections are being investigated by the Police Service. He said the outcome of the investigations would be made known to the public. Mr Oppong-Boanuh said the elections resulted in five deaths …

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Threats to sack security officers after change of gov’t ‘brutum fulmen’ – IGP

James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police, has described threats from political parties to immediately sack police officers just because there is a change of power as “brutum fulmen”, Latin, meaning, an empty threat. He explained that such unguarded statements from the politicians are all empty talk which do not …

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I sanctioned promotions of officers, not Akufo-Addo – IGP denies ‘election week’ promotions report

James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has denied a report by ‘The Herald’ newspaper that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promoted some police officers ahead of the December 7 elections. Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Morning Show, the IGP indicated he signed the promotions of some Junior Staff Officers …

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‘You’re not allowed to keep beards’ – IGP warns officers ahead of 2020 polls

The Inspector General Of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has ordered that police personnel who will be deployed for election duties should not keep beards. According to him, except for those who have been advised medically not to shave, other police officers must endeavour to trim down all their beards. Touching on …

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