{"id":405211,"date":"2018-02-28T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T12:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=405211"},"modified":"2018-03-01T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T05:54:29","slug":"were-ready-to-die-for-ghanaians-despite-lack-of-resources-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/were-ready-to-die-for-ghanaians-despite-lack-of-resources-police\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re ready to die for Ghanaians despite lack of resources – Police"},"content":{"rendered":"
Director of Operations for the Ghana Police Service, COP George Akufo Dampare has said although his outfit is logistically deficient, they\u00a0are ready to put\u00a0their lives on the line to ensure the safety of every Ghanaian.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>, Dampare also noted that the support of the citizens will go a long way to help the Police Service combat the increasing rate of crime in the country.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”EHot4TlRGOx7Y2llpelxuAMl4eoXMs19″]This comment comes on the back of a series of robbery incidents across\u00a0the country since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to give them [citizens] the assurance that we will go every length, including losing our lives to make them safe. We understand that we are not there yet, in terms of the full complement of our equipment. We also understand that over the years, government after government has made an attempt to bring us to a particular level in terms of equipment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n COP Dampare also commended the government for its commitment\u00a0to supporting the police by allocating 800 million<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Ghana cedis to the Service, to assist their operations.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the first time, this government is putting across 800 million Ghana cedis to retool the police service, so in term of logistics, I think progressively we are getting there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also noted that the Police Service will however not use the fact that they are underresourced as an excuse not to fight crime in the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want to be out there and play the victim, that we don\u2019t have this, we don\u2019t have that, and because of that, we cannot work. We are [committed to] defending this country and the minimum resources that we have now, we want to assure the country that we will continue to make good use of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Robbers on rampage<\/strong><\/p>\n