{"id":464708,"date":"2018-02-15T21:22:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/15\/we-cant-leave-our-seas-to-criminals-equip-us-ghana-navy-to-government\/"},"modified":"2018-02-15T21:22:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T21:22:42","slug":"we-cant-leave-our-seas-to-criminals-equip-us-ghana-navy-to-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/15\/we-cant-leave-our-seas-to-criminals-equip-us-ghana-navy-to-government\/","title":{"rendered":"We can\u2019t leave our seas to criminals; equip us \u2013 Ghana Navy to government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday, 15 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-15<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/31847085.295.jpg\" alt=\"Canoes Smuggled Oil.jpeg\" title=\"Canoes Smuggled Oil.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some of the canoes used to smuggle oil<\/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=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518729761_302_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Ghana Navy\u2019s Western Naval Command has asked the government to equip it with the requisite tools to enable it to combat activities of criminal groups on the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Commodore Isaac Osei Kuffuor said the failure to safeguard Ghana\u2019s sea power will not only be irresponsible but constitute a criminal negligence.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a ceremony to welcome Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to the Western Region Thursday, he said the threat posed to the country\u2019s territorial sea by activities of oil smugglers has to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana is estimated to lose GHS1billion to activities of criminal groups who smuggle petroleum products to neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the people involved in the illegal bunkering are reportedly connected to a wide network made up of Ghanaians and foreign nationals.<\/p>\n<p>The lucrative nature of the business has compelled some fishermen to abandon their work for the illegal activities, Joy News&#8217; Latif Iddrisu who accompanied the Vice president reported.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/33083555.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Commodore Isaac Osei Kuffuor<\/p>\n<p>But the Western and Eastern Commands of the Ghana Navy rose to the occasion leading to the arrest of some of the criminals engaged in the smuggling.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/50131186.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Some of the canoes used to smuggle oil<\/p>\n<p>In order to effectively stamp out the criminal activities from the country\u2019s sea, the Navy has asked for more resources to enable it to undertake its constitutional duties.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the challenge faced by the Command, Commodore Kuffuor said for every arrest made by the Naval team on the sea at least nine or ten of the criminals escape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the navy which can protect Ghana&#8217;s sea by being present constantly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The FOC said the Naval intelligence is analyzing and interpreting the activities of the criminal groups in order to find the best way to handle it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/57083756.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Vice president Dr Bawumia at a parade<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur presence is enough deterrence,\u201d Commodore Kuffuor said but added the Western Naval Command will need resources to do that.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Dr Bawumia\u2019s visit to the Region has become necessary because of the increasing operation of the criminal groups there.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 48 updated by: 1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Thursday, 15 February 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-02-15 Some of the canoes used to smuggle oil The Ghana Navy\u2019s Western Naval Command has asked the government to equip it with the requisite tools to enable it to combat activities of criminal groups on the sea. 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