Ghana police places a ban on gun firing at events after a 22-year-old lady and 9-year-old boy was k!lled at events.
The Ghana Police Administration has banned the use of guns and the setting up of roadblocks in communities while observing events, threatening those who do so with prosecution.
It can be a party or a festival.
The warning came after citizens shot random bullets into the air at a wedding ceremony in Nima and a festival in Awutu Beraku in the Central Region, killing a 22-year-old woman and a 9-year-old boy.
On Wednesday, the Accra Regional Police Command announced that it had initiated an inquiry into the indiscriminate use of weapons by some members of the public, which resulted in some deaths.
“We are seeking the support of the communities. We are driving home the fact that we will not entertain unnecessary shootings during these events. It doesn’t only happen at marriage ceremonies, but also in some areas during outdooring and festivals,” DSP Juliana Obeng said.
“So now the command has adopted a strategy and we noticed that usually when they are going to do this they mount roadblocks so we have given attention to the municipalities and have said that if anybody does this inform the command and they will be arrested”.
The police have also employed informants and warned anyone who engage in indiscriminate firing that they will be sanctioned.
The Ghana Police Administration has banned the use of guns and the setting up of roadblocks in communities while observing events, threatening those who do so with prosecution.
It can be a party or a festival.
The warning came after citizens shot random bullets into the air at a wedding ceremony in Nima and a festival in Awutu Beraku in the Central Region, killing a 22-year-old woman and a 9-year-old boy.
On Wednesday, the Accra Regional Police Command announced that it had initiated an inquiry into the indiscriminate use of weapons by some members of the public, which resulted in some deaths.
The police have also employed informants and warned anyone who engage in indiscriminate firing that they will be sanctioned.
“The other thing we are doing is the engagement of new informants in the communities to help us with information and we are entreating the communities to help us with information. These are the same people we are living with. So people should volunteer information. If you don’t want to speak to the police in the community, you can move to a district level to a regional level and we will pick it up from there”. She noted.
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