{"id":448393,"date":"2017-12-19T19:02:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/19\/growing-private-security-companies-threat-to-ghana-un\/"},"modified":"2017-12-19T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:02:44","slug":"growing-private-security-companies-threat-to-ghana-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/19\/growing-private-security-companies-threat-to-ghana-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing private security companies threat to Ghana \u2013 UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday, 19 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/24876694.295.jpg\" alt=\"Security Personnel\" title=\"Security Personnel\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Currently, there are over 400 private security companies registered in Ghana.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513710164_735_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A new report by the United Nations has expressed concerns over the growing number of private security personnel in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The report revealed that the current number of private security personnel in the country stands at 450,000 as against the Police force of 33,000 men and women.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media on the trend, a member of the delegation of the United Nations Working Group, Ms. Patricia Arias, told journalists in Accra that the number of illegal private security agencies in the country is also worrying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Working Group is concerned with the sheer number of private security personnel in comparison with the number of police personnel. It is also concerned with the number of private security companies operating throughout the country illegally,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She noted there is the need for proper and efficient monitoring system by the state to ensure that private security companies operate within the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is the need to systematically vet company personnel to ensure they have proper training, including training in human rights. The likelihood that private security personnel carrying out unmonitored operations are the problems raised with government, it is possible the number of private security people in the country is higher than what has been reported. 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