The arrests were in connection with its ongoing operation to check criminal incidents especially the use of unregistered motorbikes and vehicles.

[contextly_sidebar id=”4IULLtEqDVTwmp6qPQXqSYNvZtsN1Ka0″]In a statement copied to citifmonline.com, the Police Service said its 4-hour operation on Monday, July 17 resulted in the impounding of 107 unregistered vehicles.

It said 149 unregistered motorbikes were also picked up in the operation which was conducted in various parts of Accra and Tema.

It however assured Ghanaians that “the Service will continue to protect and them as they go about their daily activities without fear.”

Many Ghanaians have had a cause to complain about the seeming state of insecurity in the country due to recent cases of violent crimes including broad daylight robberies.

Last week, two armed men on a motor bike shot and killed an officer while injuring another at Lapaz in Accra in in the afternoon.

But for the heroic effort of a taxi driver who chased and knocked off two robbers on a motor bike, they would have escaped after stealing more than GHs4,000 from an Israeli businessman at East Legon in Accra.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante Apeatu has ordered a nationwide seizure of all unregistered motorbikes and vehicles.

Mr. Apeatu in a wireless message sent to all Regional Police Commands in Ghana, explained that it had become necessary for the police to clamp down on users of unregistered motor bikes and vehicles on the roads due to such instances.

“It has been observed across the country that a large number of motor bikes ply our roads without registration number plates. Similarly, unregistered vehicles ply the road. This unlawful act is gradually being accepted as normal and lawful. INGPOL directs all regional commanders to conduct nationwide clamp down on all unregistered motor bikes and vehicles,” the memo said.

“Those that do not have proper registration be impounded and owners prosecuted…” the memo added.

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She is also entitled to all promotions due her through the period of her dismissal from the service, according to an order of the Human Rights Division of the High Court, which ordered her reinstatement in the service today [Friday, March 31, 2017].

The court, presided over by Justice Gifty Adjei Addo, ruled that the dismissal of the officer was wrong.

According to Justice Adjei Addo, DSP Tehoda was unlawfully detained by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in 2012, when she was picked up following the ‘cocaine-turned-baking soda’ saga at the Police Headquarters.

The judge also held that the police breached the rule of natural justice for a fair hearing, as DSP Tehoda was not given an opportunity to be heard during the service enquiry by the police leading to her dismissal.

The case involving DSP Tehoda began on September 27, 2011, when one Nana Ama Martins was arrested for possessing large parcels suspected to be cocaine, which later turned into bicarbonate or baking soda.

DSP Tehoda was linked to the disappearance of the cocaine and was interdicted and subsequently dismissed from the Police Service.

She was then the Deputy Commander in-charge of the Commercial Crimes Unit.

But three years after her acquittal, the Police Service did not reinstate her, forcing her to go to the Human Rights High Court to challenge the wrongful dismissal by the Ghana Police Service.

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The memo, which was issued on Monday, October 3, ordered with immediate effect the suspension of all vehicle checks in the country. It also said personnel are to cease the inspection of driver’s licenses and vehicle documents.

Signed by the Commissioner of Police, Ransford Moses Ninson, it directed personnel on highway patrol to limit their work to inspection of cars for drugs and ammunition, only while officers of the Motor Traffic and Transport Division (MTTD), are to be deployed only for traffic management duties.

The memo further said “all Regional, Divisional, District and Unit commanders are to ensure that no permits are issued for motor check duties.”

Citi News sources say the CID is currently collaborating with some telecom operators in the country to track and identify the source of the leaked document.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra, the Director of Administration of the Ghana Police Service, COP Ransford Moses Ninson, said any police officer found to be culpable will be sanctioned.

‘Police suspends study leave for 2016/2017’

 Another memo from the Police Service said, it had suspended study leaves for the 2016/2017 academic year. It said disciplinary action will be taken against any commander that forwards any study leave request to the police headquarters.

The communique, signed by Commissioner of Police, Ransford Moses Ninson, noted that the order was coming from the Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor. No explanation was however given for the issuance of this new directive.

‘Change in policing arrangement normal’

But the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, in an interview with Citi News said such changes from the Police Service were usual and expected.

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