{"id":469074,"date":"2018-03-02T08:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T08:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/03\/02\/robberies-top-security-experts-disagree-on-impact-of-police-shake-up\/"},"modified":"2018-03-02T08:46:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T08:46:12","slug":"robberies-top-security-experts-disagree-on-impact-of-police-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/03\/02\/robberies-top-security-experts-disagree-on-impact-of-police-shake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Robberies: Top security experts disagree on impact of police shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday,  2 March 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-03-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/74110889.295.jpg\" alt=\"Security Experts11\" title=\"Security Experts11\" width=\"295\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>From left to right: Dr. Kwesi Aning, Vladimir Antwi-Danso and Adam Bonaa<\/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\/2018\/03\/1519980372_329_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Security analysts seem divided over the impact of a shake-up in the Police hierarchy on Thursday as the country battle a surge of robberies and other crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Two security analysts, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso and Adam Bonaa, seem to see the reshuffle as strategic in the urgent need to quell the insecurity creeping into the country, however, another notable analyst, Dr Samuel Aning believes the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Bona believes the reshuffle is a confidence booster \u2013 one that will assure citizens that they are safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is strategic because it is consistent with international best practices\u2026[The shake-up] is timely. Better late than never,\u201d he said on current affairs programme, PM Express, on the Joy News channel on MultiTV.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Antwi-Danso says every situation calls for a specific strategy, acknowledging that although the actual strategic implications of the reshuffle may be hidden from the public, it is a good move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may be a strategic move\u2026maybe somebody\u2019s specialization is needed for a certain period, and so reshuffles in security apparatus us always very important. It is only the security tops who would understand why they are doing the reshuffle,\u201d Dr Antwi-Danso also said on the same.<\/p>\n<p>These positions contrast that of Dr Kwesi Aning, who says the shake-up will do little to dissuade armed groups from carrying out their activities.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Aning, who is Director of Faculty of Academic Affairs &amp; Research, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), said Thursday: \u201cChanging the men does not help when you don&#8217;t have enough and when our ability to resolve crime is just 6 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Poised for action<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The disagreements notwithstanding, security agencies are poised to redeem their image as the sometimes fatal robberies raise questions about their capability to deliver on their mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Armed police and military men will be heading to communities across the capital Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The move is the outcome of a high-level national security meeting on Thursday in response to the armed attacks and robberies.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament\u2019s Defence and Interior Committee will also later Friday meet with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, to get a full briefing on the steps being taken to address the insecurity situation.<\/p>\n<p><b>The shake-up<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The IGP on Thursday announced 11 major changes in the security hierarchy following an escalation in crime across the country in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>The IGP has reassigned his Director of Operations COP George Dampare to head the research department. COP Christian Tetteh Yohunu who was head of the Special Duties is now leading the police intelligence unit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Inspector General of Police reshuffles Force amidst soaring armed robbery attacks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/372721016\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-lzdmRGFK5LAjlGnPYcqe&amp;show_recommendations=true\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.069988137603796\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_78726\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 3 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 Friday, 2 March 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-03-02 From left to right: Dr. Kwesi Aning, Vladimir Antwi-Danso and Adam Bonaa Security analysts seem divided over the impact of a shake-up in the Police hierarchy on Thursday as the country battle a surge of robberies and other crimes. 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