Police chief orders men to shoot and kill robbers

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insight to the bone 6 years ago

Some people want to ignore the fact that our nation overwhelmingly voted for change and not for a continuation of the old values but different criminals . They deny the the people wanted a total halt and u turn from the furth ...
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Some people want to ignore the fact that our nation overwhelmingly voted for change and not for a continuation of the old values but different criminals . They deny the the people wanted a total halt and u turn from the further islamisation , retrogression , primitiveness and irresponsible selfish corruption of our leaders so wish to seriously disappoint us with their stupidity.The basis of any successful beneficial productive or fruitful relationship be it public , private or intimate is RESPECT, no love or emotions or even freedom. Some deputy minister came and told our people to stop whining and didn't even get sacked because that is the general attitude or mindset of our ruling elite who think the people are there to serve him and his cronies to get rich and not he to serve the interests of the people . We see they do everything not to ensure the well-being of our people but cause distress , frustration , poverty , despair and systematically erase all positive potentials in favor of toxic situations and problems that will take 50 years or more to rectify. Another air-brained idiot minister comes out with glee to announce who are investors are so we get Turkey , China , Russia , Brasil , UAE but none with the ability to make available new technology or future markets we desire or are worth competing in.One the basic rules to industrialization is the acquisition of technologies in the form of sustainable profitable businesses and when that is done the desirable capital follows , thats what even China Japan or Germany did. They pay lip service to our desire for jobs and industrialization but when it comes to actually doing something they have their arms stretched. For example our IGP came out to say the police are poorly equipped yet we know there are several proposals to set up a pistol making factory , produce our own explosives /gun powder , uniforms etc from mainly christian democracies in Europe and the USA but all these are ignored because the diaspora promoters will not or cant afford to bribe our politicians so our police die in absurd stupid situations like what happened at Lapaz. Yes we are aware of over 50,000 in words fifty thousand proposals , ideas , factories , processing plants that our industrious Akan and the diaspora have developed over the past 150 years but what happens . The concepts or ideas are stolen , watered down and offered to Chinese and whatever toxic capital is out there and the promoters /developers killed , marginalized or in some other way destroyed so we get eventually half baked , incomplete white elephant projects like VALCO and such. Our self centered leaders and their arrogant political appointees are so sell indulged they fail to take heed to the world trends and secure a better future . Another example of an easy 3 million jobs we throw away because we refuse to think strategically is in tourism , instead of organizing that almost every household has one tourist standardized room and mobilizing our diaspora to encourage and support our tourism we choose to litter our landscape with edifices and buildings of terror/ fear , mosques. All Islamic countries or fake secular states are now loosing billions and instead of us capitalizing on this we alienate ourselves from the 15 to 30 billion dollars we could make per year by accepting all year round up 10 million christian tourists and continue to approve building of mosques even in police stations . I will elaborate over the next few months why we will not achieve within the next 15 years a robust economy of 500 billion dollars GDP even though its doable. We should seriously consider going to war to attain true freedom for our Akan people as there seems to be no peaceful way with this corrupt political oligarchy of fools .
No pussyfooting 6 years ago

Eliminate these Northerners causing mayhem.in Ghana

Eliminate these Northerners causing mayhem.in Ghana
Killl all 6 years ago

Take no prisoners

Take no prisoners
F. A. K. 6 years ago

I think some people are really born by mistake and such is you. By this your comment, don't be surprised to see all your generation being armed robbers and being killed the way you wish the innocent norther is killed.

I think some people are really born by mistake and such is you. By this your comment, don't be surprised to see all your generation being armed robbers and being killed the way you wish the innocent norther is killed.
DER-GBAALE 6 years ago

Armed robbers in Volta Region are northerners? Armed Robbers in the Western Region are northerners? Armed Robbers in Accra are northerners? I fail to get words with which to describe you. Idiont

Armed robbers in Volta Region are northerners? Armed Robbers in the Western Region are northerners? Armed Robbers in Accra are northerners? I fail to get words with which to describe you. Idiont
Over Rated Nepotism Deluded President 6 years ago

To pussyfooting,
If that is what you think then all Cocaine dealers, Visa Fraudsters, Bank Fraudsters, Car thieves etc are all Akans....if we were to go that root..And you are either a lunatic or imbecile from prositute moth ...
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To pussyfooting,
If that is what you think then all Cocaine dealers, Visa Fraudsters, Bank Fraudsters, Car thieves etc are all Akans....if we were to go that root..And you are either a lunatic or imbecile from prositute mother and fatherless.
NONSENSE 6 years ago

Including Bawumia the chief pepeni

Including Bawumia the chief pepeni
NONSENSE 6 years ago

Including Bawumia the chief pepeni

Including Bawumia the chief pepeni
Pato 6 years ago

This is one of the senseless comments I have ever read.I believe criminals like you always look for ways to blame others in order not to discovered

This is one of the senseless comments I have ever read.I believe criminals like you always look for ways to blame others in order not to discovered
BG 6 years ago

Asantes are the known armed-robbers in ghana.........

Asantes are the known armed-robbers in ghana.........
Bulsa mark 6 years ago

don't be stupid and dumbed !!what u said is total nonsense

don't be stupid and dumbed !!what u said is total nonsense
F. A. K. 6 years ago

I think some people are really born by mistake and such is you. Don't be surprised to see all your generation being armed robbers and being killed the way you wish the innocent norther is killed.

I think some people are really born by mistake and such is you. Don't be surprised to see all your generation being armed robbers and being killed the way you wish the innocent norther is killed.
John 6 years ago

Cow.u don't deserve to live.

Cow.u don't deserve to live.
GHANA FORAY 6 years ago

@ pussyfooting. The grasscutter pupu your parents fed you with has affected your brains so you talk rubbish. To eat your own pupu is excusable cos it's yours and you can attest to the things you eat. But to eat another, talk ...
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@ pussyfooting. The grasscutter pupu your parents fed you with has affected your brains so you talk rubbish. To eat your own pupu is excusable cos it's yours and you can attest to the things you eat. But to eat another, talk less of an animals pupu? Aba! Know wonder akans are the most useless tribe in Ghana. their brains are full of garbage and sheet! Idiot!
komfoh 6 years ago

Ignore this foolish idiot.
They do this to create disaffection among us.
We know where they are coming from.

Ignore this foolish idiot.
They do this to create disaffection among us.
We know where they are coming from.
kk 6 years ago

I blame this on so called lawyers who are releasing harding criminals from prison in the name of justice for all.

I blame this on so called lawyers who are releasing harding criminals from prison in the name of justice for all.
Knockout 6 years ago

Police

Police
Patwuko 6 years ago

The policemen who were shot were NOT armed!

The policemen who were shot were NOT armed!
THE CRUSADER. 6 years ago

Federate Ghana,send all these thieves to their holes and make us have our peace.FEDERATION the answer!

Federate Ghana,send all these thieves to their holes and make us have our peace.FEDERATION the answer!
jabthahxy 6 years ago

the police must be circumspect in this order

the police must be circumspect in this order
obi 6 years ago

why today this action should ve come long that is good ,but the police must open there eyes ooo

why today this action should ve come long that is good ,but the police must open there eyes ooo
Concern citizen. USA. 6 years ago

U use the tax payers money to buy V8 for urselves without protecting the lives of the citizens .4V8 can buy a container of AK47.

U use the tax payers money to buy V8 for urselves without protecting the lives of the citizens .4V8 can buy a container of AK47.
Papa Soldier 6 years ago

Those who want to bring nation down thru violence means, robbing the people to enrich themselves should face the gun. I am in full support with the IGP , the military and the paramilitary to take strict measures a against th ...
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Those who want to bring nation down thru violence means, robbing the people to enrich themselves should face the gun. I am in full support with the IGP , the military and the paramilitary to take strict measures a against them .eye for eye. Those who tried it, will get it .I promise you.
Nii Ayi 6 years ago

Parliament should pass Law any person who gun down a service personnel or the Armed forces performing their duties should be sentenced to firing squad

Parliament should pass Law any person who gun down a service personnel or the Armed forces performing their duties should be sentenced to firing squad
Joe 6 years ago

Best contribution ever.
Bless up!

Best contribution ever.
Bless up!
kwame 6 years ago

Thank you IGP

Thank you IGP
Skippy 6 years ago

This is unethical,unprofessional comment by a policeman.
You can only say in the light if the recent happenings you are reviewing your operational instructions & leave it there but you don't speak with such lack if professio ...
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This is unethical,unprofessional comment by a policeman.
You can only say in the light if the recent happenings you are reviewing your operational instructions & leave it there but you don't speak with such lack if professionalism.
This IGP is not good!
who cares 6 years ago

Skippy you are big time arm robber I know you.fool your time go come.you think we should allow you thieves to kill people like that.capture kill these evil dogs. Wealth is nothing you just steal and go why killing,
that is b ...
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Skippy you are big time arm robber I know you.fool your time go come.you think we should allow you thieves to kill people like that.capture kill these evil dogs. Wealth is nothing you just steal and go why killing,
that is barbaric.
RESPECT 6 years ago

I AM victim of armed robbery in Takoradi shot and left to die after they broke down our front door.They took almost everything from our house.

It was 1 am and was lucky to have had a doctor present at Effia Kwanta hospital ...
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I AM victim of armed robbery in Takoradi shot and left to die after they broke down our front door.They took almost everything from our house.

It was 1 am and was lucky to have had a doctor present at Effia Kwanta hospital at that time.God bless DR Hammond who operated on me.I don't wish anyone to go thru that.

These armed robbers have no respect for human lives.They are willing to die anyway.But first any security personnel (police,army navy,prisons etc etc) who engages in or team up with armed robbers should be hanged in Public and ARMED ROBBERS should be paraded in the street then face firing squad. Peace be with Ghana.
Joe 6 years ago

Sorry man. Thank God u survived!

Sorry man. Thank God u survived!
Cash , Germany 6 years ago

Thank you police chief

Thank you police chief
Dessie 6 years ago

Good move

Good move
Ghanaian 6 years ago

i think some pple should not be allowed to comment on issues at all. who do these Akans think they are??? aahhh emty barells they say make the most noise!!

i think some pple should not be allowed to comment on issues at all. who do these Akans think they are??? aahhh emty barells they say make the most noise!!
my Country 6 years ago

Some one told me.is yourmother I mean your fool mother is amount the armed robbers but not The Northerners

Some one told me.is yourmother I mean your fool mother is amount the armed robbers but not The Northerners
Ghanaian 6 years ago

how can u say these robbers are from the north????

how can u say these robbers are from the north????
El-Wak 6 years ago

Nobody is enthused when a policeman or state security personnel is killed in the course of duty. We must however be careful giving these mostly young and inexperienced policemen the go ahead to open fire at people they suspec ...
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Nobody is enthused when a policeman or state security personnel is killed in the course of duty. We must however be careful giving these mostly young and inexperienced policemen the go ahead to open fire at people they suspect to be robbers.
Some policemen are unscrupulous and are in collusion with crimimal elements. Close examination of some attacks on policemen would establish cases of "deals gone wrong". Senior personnel are usually experienced enough to detect the juniors who have questionable character but fail to exercise the necessary controls over the unreliable personnel. With this blanket order, the extortionists among them would have a free day and the vengeful ones would settle personal scores.
Already, many cases of unjustifiable killings by the police are neither investigated nor punished. The public is distrustful of the police and the Administration should really examine their delivery and take strong measures to bring sanity into their operations.
The government must insist on having policemen and women of integrity not sheer numbers.
Such knee-jerk reactions will not do.
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lona 6 years ago

Don't fall a victim to their tricks.i know that guy, he is fake and defraud you.

Don't fall a victim to their tricks.i know that guy, he is fake and defraud you.
lona 6 years ago

Don't fall a victim to their tricks.i know that guy, he is fake and will defraud you.

Don't fall a victim to their tricks.i know that guy, he is fake and will defraud you.
Unknown 6 years ago

Yes you're Right Sir.

Yes you're Right Sir.
Akora 6 years ago

Nsem pii

Nsem pii
Kwabena Boadu 6 years ago

Bawumia is more sensible than Akufo Addo. In fact we should kick out Akufo Addo that over aged incompetent idiot. Bawumia is an intelligent person who still has all his certificates in tact. Lets all come together and vote f ...
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Bawumia is more sensible than Akufo Addo. In fact we should kick out Akufo Addo that over aged incompetent idiot. Bawumia is an intelligent person who still has all his certificates in tact. Lets all come together and vote for Bawumia since Allan Kyeremanteng is a fool
CONGO SPANNER 6 years ago

ROBBERS ARE MURDERERS SO WHY SHOULD THEY BE TAKEN TO COURT? ROBBERS MUST BE KILLED IN RETALIATION IF CAUGHT. BEST ANTIDOTE

ROBBERS ARE MURDERERS SO WHY SHOULD THEY BE TAKEN TO COURT? ROBBERS MUST BE KILLED IN RETALIATION IF CAUGHT. BEST ANTIDOTE
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI. REQUIREDSv 6 years ago

DEAR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF GHANA POLICE SERVICE DAVID ASANTE APEATU, IT IS VERY APPAULLING FOR ANY PERSON TO GUN DOWN POLICE OFFICERS AND IT IS IN THE SAME VEIN FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO GUN DOWN INNOCENT PERSONS UNDER THE GUISED ...
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DEAR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF GHANA POLICE SERVICE DAVID ASANTE APEATU, IT IS VERY APPAULLING FOR ANY PERSON TO GUN DOWN POLICE OFFICERS AND IT IS IN THE SAME VEIN FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO GUN DOWN INNOCENT PERSONS UNDER THE GUISED OF FRAMED UP ARMED ROBBERY. THAT STERN DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST ARMED ROBBERS BUT NOT TO GUN THEM DOWN AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR DAYS AT THE COURT FOR JUSTICE TO BE SEEN TO BE DONE. THAT THE LEGAL MISCHIEVE THAT WILL OCCASION IF THE SUSPECT IS DENIED HIS RIGHT OF NATURAL JUSTICE, HOW WILL HIS GUILT BE ESTABLISHED BEYOND EVERY REASONABLE DOUBTS WHEN HE OR SHE IS GUNNED DOWN?THAT A CASE IN POINT IS THE JUNE16, 2017 INFCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED WHEN O WAS TRAVELLING FROM ACCRA TO HO AND THE METRO MASS TRANSIT BUS DETOURED THROUGH TEMA_DAWHENYA_AFIENYA_HO ROUTES AND IT TOOK US 12 HOURS TO HO INSTEAD OF 3 HOURS. THAT THE BUS LEFT ACCRA AT 2PM AND FINALLY REACHED HO AT 2AM. THAT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE WAY IT WAS GOD WHO SAVED OUR LIVES. THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017 WHEN THE MP FOR NINGO _PRAMPRAM HON.SAM GEORGE PUBLISHED ABOUT CONTRACT KILLINGS, UN_REPORTED DEATHS AND ROBBERIES THAT MADE THE COUNTRY NOT SAFE AND FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS NOW TO RESORT TO GUNNING ROBBERS DOWN WITHOUT PROVED OF GUILT BEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBTS BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTIONS WILL THREATEN NOT ONLY THE SAFETY, SECURITY OF GHANA BUT ALSO THE PEACE OF GHANA. THAT PERSONALLY AS A PERSON WHO WROTE THE POLICE INCIDENT REPORTS WHERE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DENNIS ABADE, THE FORMER INVESTIGATOR AT THE CID HEADQUARTERS AND NOW SUSPECTED TO BE AT KASOA RETRIEVED THE MONEYS AND DIVERTED THE MONIES TO HIS AND CRONIES PERSONAL ACCOUNTS AND ALSO DESTROYED THE RECORDS AT THE CID HEADQUARTERS AND I WAS REQUESTED TO RE_SUBMIT THE REPORT AND I OBLIGED AND RE_SUBMITTED THE REPORT ON JUNE 16,2017 BEFORE THE METRO MASS TRANSIT BUS INCIDENT ON JUNE16,2017 THAT ACP DENNIS ABADE AND HIS CRONIES CAN OR COULD HATCH SUCH CYNICAL AND DIABOLIC PLOT IF SUCH BLANKET AND INDISCRIMINATE GUNNING DOWN OF SUSPECTS ARE ALLOWED BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND GHAHA POLICE SERVICE COMMANDS. THAT JUSTICE RATHER TO BE SEEN TO DONE MANISFESTLY, THERETO. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. VERY TRULY, BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT
Asoreba 6 years ago

You're right on target!!! Fire for Fire!!! Let these criminals know that most Ghanaians want to live in peace as we had I the past growing up. I'm over 60 years and remember sleeping outside for good night breeze without f ...
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You're right on target!!! Fire for Fire!!! Let these criminals know that most Ghanaians want to live in peace as we had I the past growing up. I'm over 60 years and remember sleeping outside for good night breeze without fear.
PATRIOT 6 years ago

And these are the people Amnesty International is vigorously defending that they should not be killed when sentenced to death.It will be better for them to be gunned down than to be arrested and put on trial for lawyers to de ...
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And these are the people Amnesty International is vigorously defending that they should not be killed when sentenced to death.It will be better for them to be gunned down than to be arrested and put on trial for lawyers to defend them and for them to languish in jail at the expense of the taxpayer.
Osei Agyemang 6 years ago

Bawumia is more sensible than Akufo Addo. In fact we should kick out Akufo Addo that over aged incompetent idiot. Bawumia is an intelligent person who still has all his certificates in tact. Lets all come together and vote fo ...
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Bawumia is more sensible than Akufo Addo. In fact we should kick out Akufo Addo that over aged incompetent idiot. Bawumia is an intelligent person who still has all his certificates in tact. Lets all come together and vote for Bawumia since Allan Kyeremanteng is a fool
Marcus Chris Lawson 6 years ago

Armed robbers shooting and killing police officersvin their lines of futy is just horrific,despicable and unacceptable

We voted for change and is this the change we voted for , if l may ask ?

The impunity of this harden ...
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Armed robbers shooting and killing police officersvin their lines of futy is just horrific,despicable and unacceptable

We voted for change and is this the change we voted for , if l may ask ?

The impunity of this hardened social misfits of armed robbers must and dhould be confronted headon with a degree of professional seriousness
yaw opuni 6 years ago

Fire to fire policy is long overdue. These armed robbers must be shot on the spot if caught because there are lawyers ready to defend these hardened criminals for money putting innocent and decent citizens life in danger. Mos ...
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Fire to fire policy is long overdue. These armed robbers must be shot on the spot if caught because there are lawyers ready to defend these hardened criminals for money putting innocent and decent citizens life in danger. Most of these criminals are even not Ghanaians. This nonsense must stop!
GHANA FORAY 6 years ago

I blame the NPP for this. They've lost touch with security.

I blame the NPP for this. They've lost touch with security.
CHARCOAL SELLER. 6 years ago

Whenever policemen are murdered in the line of duty there is usually a knee jerk reaction by angry police chiefs, however, the police brass never seem to be able to develop a comprehensive crime fighting strategy that will gi ...
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Whenever policemen are murdered in the line of duty there is usually a knee jerk reaction by angry police chiefs, however, the police brass never seem to be able to develop a comprehensive crime fighting strategy that will give every police officer the proper crime fighting tools necessary to defeat the enemy.

Policemen can be seen wearing bullet proof vests and no guns, those who have guns either do not have enough bullets or have guns that misfires, recently, a policeman was caught in a crossfire, he fired three warning shots ran out of bullets and was rendered defenseless against heavily armed robbers, in another situation, two unarmed motorcycle policemen were chasing armed robbers who eventually shot and killed one officer, wounded the other officer who had to run away to save his life.

According to news reports, it seems as though the armed robbers are better equipped and trained than their adversaries.

I have absolutely zero police training and I do not profess to know more about police work than the police personnel, however, I think it would be wise for unarmed police personnel who are persuing armed suspects, to follow at a safe distance, call for armed assistance while identifying location, and falling back when armed assistance arrives and engages suspects in gun battle, if this procedure had been followed, all suspects would have been apprehended and both officers would've been alive and well today.

Shoot to kill orders are counter productive because they eliminate intelligence gathering from suspects, police training ought to be superior to that of armed robbers, therefore, pol ice must be pro-active in their crime fighting efforts by infiltrating armed gangs and shutting them down before they strike.

I took the time to contribute because I'm pained by the fact that Ghana's gallant police officers are poorly trained, I'll equipped and presented as sitting ducks/cannon fodder to armed criminals.

My heartfelt condolences to all concerned.
Sam 6 years ago

I miss rawlings and the revolution
Afrc please come back

I miss rawlings and the revolution
Afrc please come back

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