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Chairman
\n of the National Peace Council has admonished the\u00a0police administration
\nto train it\u2019s Motor Traffic and Transport Department\u00a0 (MTTD) officers on
\n the use of arms, before deploying them. <\/p>\n

According to the Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, what is at stake is\u00a0not just simply protecting the police but the citizenry as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor
\n some of them, over the years\u00a0they have not even handled weapons. So if
\nthey are going to be given weapons they need training,\u201d he told Joy
\nNews. <\/p>\n

Last week the
\nInterior Minister, Ambrose Dery, directed the Acting Inspector General
\nof Police (IGP),\u00a0James Oppong Boanuh, to arm all police officers on
\ntraffic duty.<\/p>\n

This follows\u00a0the
\n fatal shooting of two policemen at Budumburam near Kasoa in the Central
\n Region.\u00a0It brings to five, the number of police officers who have been
\nmurdered within a month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rev.\u00a0Emmanuel
\n Asante\u00a0believes that the current crisis is not an opportunity to pit
\nthe police against the citizenry. He maintains that it is in the
\ninterest of everyone to ensure that the police are successful in what
\nthey do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the desired responsibility of the citizens is to support the calls for peace and promote that which will ensure the peace and development of the nation,\u201d he pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Source:Myjoyonline.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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