The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno is seeking urgent accommodation for 140 (One hundred and forty) families of police personnel at the Accra Central Police barracks which was razed down by fire last night.

In a passionate appeal, the IGP said about 100 (One hundred) of the affected families are currently being sheltered in two large conference rooms at the Accra Regional Police Headquarters while 40 (forty) families have sought temporary accommodations with relatives.

The affected, apart from the immediate attentions needed, are currently being provided with two square meals a day.The Chief Constable was emphatic that the police administration as an urgent measure shall rent hotels and guest houses to accommodate the distressed personnel and their families.

Speaking on the incident, Mr Yohuno stated that all the families had their properties consumed in the inferno. ‘Most of my men were away to perform official duties and this took place in their absence.

‘Even those available escaped only in their t-shirts over shorts to save lives’, the Chief Constable said with a heavy heart.
Thankfully, he stated, there was no human casualties.

The IGP went on that, he has dispatched the Estates Department of the Ghana Police Service to go all out to seek permanent accommodation for the affected Police families. For the sake of proximity, his appeal targets landlords and estate developers in places such as Oyibi, and Oyibi Down.

The Accra Central Police Barracks was constructed over a century ago by the British colonial rulers to accommodate men of then Gold Coast Police Force.