{"id":99722,"date":"2015-03-16T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T13:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=99722"},"modified":"2015-03-16T13:35:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T13:35:05","slug":"dont-be-alarmed-over-denu-cell-break-interior-minister-to-ghanaians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/dont-be-alarmed-over-denu-cell-break-interior-minister-to-ghanaians\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t be alarmed over Denu cell break &#8211; Interior Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo has sought to calm\u00a0Ghanaians over the cell break that occurred at the Denu Police station in the Volta Region.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, seven suspected criminals <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/03\/13\/seven-suspects-break-cell-in-denu-bolt-with-rifles\/#sthash.JSALdwY3.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>escaped from a cell<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the Denu Police Station and made away with two Police rifles.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;hRn1RMDaZb0sq5OKlwomxLP0fg50lI4N&#8221;]The incident has created fear and panic in the area.<\/p>\n<p>However the Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo believes the Police are capable of unraveling the circumstances leading to the escape of the suspected criminals.<\/p>\n<p>He told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> that \u00a0Ghana rarely records such incidents and further appealed to Ghanaians to remain calm as investigations into the case continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For a very long time we have not had any Police cell break and for a very long time we have not had any attempted prison break. These are two isolated cases and I don&#8217;t think there should be any cause for alarm.The security agencies are on top of the situation,&#8221; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1,000 cedis bounty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a related development, the Denu Divisional Police Command has announced a GHC 1,000 \u00a0reward for anyone who offers information that will lead to the arrest of the seven criminals.<\/p>\n<p>The Denu Divisional commander who revealed this to TV3 news also revealed that the Police \u201cmobilized officers from other divisions to augment&#8221; their strength.<\/p>\n<p>He said there are &#8220;about 80 officers and with the presence of the regional police commander&#8221;, they &#8220;combed dilapidated buildings to see if they&#8217;re hiding the weapons&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said though earlier attempts to arrest the culprits proved fruitless, they are &#8220;still in the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are appealing to the public who have information on them to assist us to recapture them. 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