The Police Service has assured Ghanaians they are in charge of security, hence there is no need for fear of crime.

The assurance comes on the back of the recent murder of a police officer at Michel Camp by two armed men, the accidental killing of a police officer by other police officers, and the lynching of a soldier, Major Maxwell Mahama, by a mob at Denkyira Obuasi.

In the wake of attacks on security men, the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has called on the government to tighten security in the country because it has waned in the last couple of months.

But speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, 14 June 2017, the Director-General of Police Operations, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, said there is no insecurity in the country.

“All over the place we have night patrols, we have daytime patrols, and we have been seeing policemen stationed at various points whose presence we know will deter would-be offenders. So there is no insecurity per se,” he stated.

“But as you are all aware, in the discharge of our duties, we come face to face with certain hazards. Bad persons are out there who may want to take out the police officer on duty. It happens everywhere. But the fact that one or two police officers have perished while on duty does not lead to a conclusion that there is general insecurity.”