Police rebukes DCOP's remarks on election security, apologizes to Ghana Armed Forces

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Who killed Mills 1 year ago

I love the Ghana Army but no one has insulted them so need to apologise. You are not police so don't do police work but any Ghanaian, as long you are old enough to rule should make themselves available as a duty to the countr ...
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I love the Ghana Army but no one has insulted them so need to apologise. You are not police so don't do police work but any Ghanaian, as long you are old enough to rule should make themselves available as a duty to the country. I know rawlings disgraced the army with his conduct in Gov BUT Kutu was a soldier too. What a gentleman compared ugly monkey like addo or that donkey called manutma
NPP FORCED THE POLICE TO CHANGE THEIR STANCE AND MAKE THE NEW STATEMENT 1 year ago

The NPP Government is a disgrace. Knowing that they want to use the Military to cheat in the elections, they are preparing Ghanaians to expect soldiers on the street during 2024 elections.

The NPP Government is a disgrace. Knowing that they want to use the Military to cheat in the elections, they are preparing Ghanaians to expect soldiers on the street during 2024 elections.
His Excellency The Ugly Dwarf 1 year ago

They are going to punish him for saying the right thing?

They are going to punish him for saying the right thing?
Kwaku 1 year ago

Without the Army involvement in our election NDC led by John Dramani Mahama and Asiedu Nketia will win every election. Even as we speak they have already prepared the minds if their followers for war after Dec 7th 2024.

Without the Army involvement in our election NDC led by John Dramani Mahama and Asiedu Nketia will win every election. Even as we speak they have already prepared the minds if their followers for war after Dec 7th 2024.
Kramai 1 year ago

How can army provide security for civil elections please we want peace and no bloodshed this time

How can army provide security for civil elections please we want peace and no bloodshed this time
Frank Agyena-Karikari 1 year ago

In every developed democracy, Soldiers really do not take part in the security of any democratic elections. The officer was right.The Police are responsible. The training of Soldiers are different from the Police. The Militar ...
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In every developed democracy, Soldiers really do not take part in the security of any democratic elections. The officer was right.The Police are responsible. The training of Soldiers are different from the Police. The Military are trained to defend the territorial integrity of a country and go to war. The Police are trained for internal security.
In Uncle Sam’s country, Soldiers who come out of the Military to join the Police are given special training on how to deal with civilians. The Military is taken out of them. We have High School and University Police who were former Military Officers. The security officers at some malls were former Military officers.
In the case of Ghana where so many people are blinded by partisan politics and can become violent during elections, the Military would be needed when the Police, Prisons and Fire Personnel are overwhelmed and attacked by disappointed voters. There are some places in Ghana that are so violent and volatile that Armed Forces Officers will be needed. Such a place like Bawku and parts of Tamale need Armed Military Personnel before, during, and after the elections to maintain peace there. Some of my people up there can be violent on the least disagreement or provocation.
The Military should always be armed on stand by to maintain peace and order during the elections period. This should include campaign at certain areas.
Patriot 1 year ago

My brother, you have said it all. I don't know what is pushing the Police to issue this unprecedented Press Release to humiliate one of their own. Is it not true that election security is the 'baby ' of the Police? Is it not ...
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My brother, you have said it all. I don't know what is pushing the Police to issue this unprecedented Press Release to humiliate one of their own. Is it not true that election security is the 'baby ' of the Police? Is it not true that Internal Security is the exclusive responsibility of the Police? Is it not true the Ghana Army is only invited to intervene when the Police is overwhelmed? Is it not true that during the recent District Assembly Elections, there was no military involvement because the Police were in control and there was no need for the military?
What earth-shattering message did DCOP Prince Waabu communicate which is at variance with Police operational practice to warrant a press release to humiliate and intimidate him. IGP, please moderate your grandstanding and populist actions and focus on policing Ghana!!
Johnny 1 year ago

Frank Agyena -Karikari I disagree with you there are elements within the NDC who still believe they don't have the natural right to lead the nation and the only means is to resort to violence.To those ppl which includes John ...
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Frank Agyena -Karikari I disagree with you there are elements within the NDC who still believe they don't have the natural right to lead the nation and the only means is to resort to violence.To those ppl which includes John Mahama and Asiedu Nketia they are prepared to use the uninformed to achieve their aim by sending the whole nation into chaos when they lose an election.
Mr. Kamkam 1 year ago

Lies! please, Stop it. Lying is Not good.

Lies! please, Stop it. Lying is Not good.
Asante 1 year ago

This is not true

This is not true

Nii 1 year ago

The culture and the mindset of NDC from the failed JJ revolution make it important necessity for the Army to be involved in our current election. The day NDC followers realise that indelible ink are archaic in checking multip ...
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The culture and the mindset of NDC from the failed JJ revolution make it important necessity for the Army to be involved in our current election. The day NDC followers realise that indelible ink are archaic in checking multiple voting instead of bio data,the govt will withdraw the soldiers.
Diallo 1 year ago

Buulu bi @Nii. Olu basaaaaa....... did you say indelible ink is archaic ??

Buulu bi @Nii. Olu basaaaaa....... did you say indelible ink is archaic ??
Nii 1 year ago

Yes indelible ink method in checking double voting is archaic and primitive.Probably NDC followers foreheads shd be marked with the indelible ink after voting in Dec 7 2024 to make them special.Buuluuu kwaashiaa atsooseboo

Yes indelible ink method in checking double voting is archaic and primitive.Probably NDC followers foreheads shd be marked with the indelible ink after voting in Dec 7 2024 to make them special.Buuluuu kwaashiaa atsooseboo
Odjame 1 year ago

Who is buulu than and animal like you. Legendary born stupid

Who is buulu than and animal like you. Legendary born stupid
King 1 year ago

So why didn't the Police PRO or the Director-General/Operations go to represent the Police Administration at such an important event and program like this? What briefing did the DCOP get before going to speak there? The PRO s ...
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So why didn't the Police PRO or the Director-General/Operations go to represent the Police Administration at such an important event and program like this? What briefing did the DCOP get before going to speak there? The PRO should also be blamed for this alleged misinformation. This should tell the public how the Police is being mismanaged by the IGP.No proper coordination at the Top level. All Dampare is interested in is useless media gimmicks and unnecessary victimization of officers.
Who killed Mills 1 year ago

No need to take advantage of the misunderstanding to generate problem

No need to take advantage of the misunderstanding to generate problem
Human One 1 year ago

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Asantehene is also, EVIL Homosexual member of Alquedas, and and ISIS ...
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Opanyin Mensah 1 year ago

Wo maame DUMSOR
Wo papa ISOFOTON
Useless imbecile born by useless parents!

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Wo papa ISOFOTON
Useless imbecile born by useless parents!
Kofi 1 year ago

Disassociate......hmmmmm. so a police officer can just wake up and give a pronouncement on a sensitive issue like a national election and later the police service would come to say they are not aware of it. Please does the po ...
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Disassociate......hmmmmm. so a police officer can just wake up and give a pronouncement on a sensitive issue like a national election and later the police service would come to say they are not aware of it. Please does the police service have a functioning Public Relations office.

Roman 1 year ago

There is no leadership in the country... Everything is disorganized

There is no leadership in the country... Everything is disorganized
FRANKLIN 1 year ago

KING, I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATION. THE DCOP IS HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT, THE MILITARY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NATIONAL ELECTION, THEY ONLY STANDBY TO SUPPORT THE POLICE AND OTHER IN CASE OF ANY URGENT THREAT THAT GOES BEYOND THEM. ...
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KING, I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATION. THE DCOP IS HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT, THE MILITARY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NATIONAL ELECTION, THEY ONLY STANDBY TO SUPPORT THE POLICE AND OTHER IN CASE OF ANY URGENT THREAT THAT GOES BEYOND THEM. LEAVE THE MAN ALONE, POLITICS IS DAMAGING THIS COUNTRY AND ITS SECURITY AGENTS.
Citizen8 1 year ago

In what capacity did this DCOP Waahab speak? Is he the PRO of the Police Service? People must learn to be professional in their places of work.

In what capacity did this DCOP Waahab speak? Is he the PRO of the Police Service? People must learn to be professional in their places of work.
Thomas 1 year ago

The DCOP’s remarks are absolutely correct. Even in Rawlings time the Armed Forces never involved themselves in any electoral process. It was the police and the Fire Brigade.
I have lived in Europe for twenty five years and ...
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The DCOP’s remarks are absolutely correct. Even in Rawlings time the Armed Forces never involved themselves in any electoral process. It was the police and the Fire Brigade.
I have lived in Europe for twenty five years and have never set an eye on any military personnel ,not even their military trucks on the streets.
The military must as a matter of fact be kept in their Barracks and prepare themselves for foreign invasion and not be preoccupied with any electoral process.
Citizen8 1 year ago

@Thomas, your comparison is a bit simplistic and problematic. Nobody's advocating for military presence in elections. But I think your premises for saying so are quite shaky. The European country you've lived in for 25 years ...
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@Thomas, your comparison is a bit simplistic and problematic. Nobody's advocating for military presence in elections. But I think your premises for saying so are quite shaky. The European country you've lived in for 25 years is most likely not to have suffered the misfortune of being ruled by military dictators. On the other hand, Ghana is in her 4th Republic. You can see clearly that you're comparing apples and oranges. If the situation warrants it, don't be surprised to see our military involved in security matters during elections in Ghana. It's called pragmatism.
Jake 1 year ago

Citizen8, which people have distorted our republics for us to get to the 4th? Is it not the same army? in 2021 on January 6th their invasion of the chamber of parliament was against the spirit of our constitution but the NPP ...
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Citizen8, which people have distorted our republics for us to get to the 4th? Is it not the same army? in 2021 on January 6th their invasion of the chamber of parliament was against the spirit of our constitution but the NPP led by a dwarf weed man Chose to use those Abongo boys to almost truncated parliamentary process after murdering 8 souls in cold blood for this midget to continue with his tyranny and misrule.
Era of the con men 1 year ago

Sorry Waabu, for this your truthful assertion, you are staring compulsory retirement in the face for the scavengers are gathering and clamouring for the kill. Sorry bro for being a scape goat in the making.

Sorry Waabu, for this your truthful assertion, you are staring compulsory retirement in the face for the scavengers are gathering and clamouring for the kill. Sorry bro for being a scape goat in the making.
Sam Fante warrior. 1 year ago

Blood suckers at work again. This time if they try to cheats then let me tell Ghana is only one the fire has burn, Ghana will become more than South Sudan. Let the elephants play madness the lions are watching.

Blood suckers at work again. This time if they try to cheats then let me tell Ghana is only one the fire has burn, Ghana will become more than South Sudan. Let the elephants play madness the lions are watching.
Don 1 year ago

What kind of country at is Ghana in Morden world with democratic rule?

Everything is all over the place.

What kind of country at is Ghana in Morden world with democratic rule?

Everything is all over the place.
Abusuapanin 1 year ago

DCOP Waabu should be sacked. Is it the Police management that told him to say what he said? Is he the spokesman for the Police? Even if it is wrong for the Army to get involved in elections, was he chosen by the Police Serv ...
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DCOP Waabu should be sacked. Is it the Police management that told him to say what he said? Is he the spokesman for the Police? Even if it is wrong for the Army to get involved in elections, was he chosen by the Police Service to say it,? There is too much INDISCIPLINE in the Police Service. The other day, one stupid policeman was insulting the President. The sad thing is that some ANIMALS will support this nonsense because they hate NPP govt. If the NDC were in power and a policeman said this on his own, would they support him? We are destroying Ghana with this attitude.

Kwasi 1 year ago

A confused bunch

A confused bunch
Zionism is racism 1 year ago

No discipline in Ghana. Thieves here, thieves there and thieves everywhere. Meanwhile the racist zionist state of Israel is committing genocide in Palestine with the blessing of Western countries.

No discipline in Ghana. Thieves here, thieves there and thieves everywhere. Meanwhile the racist zionist state of Israel is committing genocide in Palestine with the blessing of Western countries.
Odjame 1 year ago

What sort of nonsense is this. Elections are internal affairs and it is the duty of the police , not the armed forces to provide security . Why are we not straight forward in our dealings ?

What sort of nonsense is this. Elections are internal affairs and it is the duty of the police , not the armed forces to provide security . Why are we not straight forward in our dealings ?
C.Y. ANDY-K 1 year ago

UNFORTUNATE RETRACTION

This retraction, no doubt, was compelled by the powers-that-be.

Pressure should be mounted by all sensible people to stop the Army being used in the coming eletions again. The families of the 8 p ...
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UNFORTUNATE RETRACTION

This retraction, no doubt, was compelled by the powers-that-be.

Pressure should be mounted by all sensible people to stop the Army being used in the coming eletions again. The families of the 8 people they murdered in 2020 haven't been compensated yet.

Andy-K
NANA SERWAA BRONI ADDO 1 year ago

THE FAKE AND USELESS GHANA ARMY NEED TO STAY IN BARRACKS. THE MILITARY DOES NOT INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN VOTING. ITS ONLY IN AFRICA THAT GOES ON. ELECTIONS IN GHANA WILL ALWAYS BE PEACEFUL IF THE ARMY DONT GET INVOLVED

THE FAKE AND USELESS GHANA ARMY NEED TO STAY IN BARRACKS. THE MILITARY DOES NOT INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN VOTING. ITS ONLY IN AFRICA THAT GOES ON. ELECTIONS IN GHANA WILL ALWAYS BE PEACEFUL IF THE ARMY DONT GET INVOLVED
Kpeko 1 year ago

I don't understand something here. What the DCOP said is not different from what we all been hearing from the police. So why?

I don't understand something here. What the DCOP said is not different from what we all been hearing from the police. So why?
Jeremiah 1 year ago

The police service must be sensitive to the image and respect of its officers. If they want to discipline a high ranking official, should they announce it in the media? The rank of the officer in question is DCOP, the second ...
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The police service must be sensitive to the image and respect of its officers. If they want to discipline a high ranking official, should they announce it in the media? The rank of the officer in question is DCOP, the second highest rank in the Ghana police. It is like Lt General in the army. Have you ever heard the military make a press release about disciplining a Lt General? Can’t the police also manage their internal affairs with similar decorum and bring honour to their institution? In any case what the officer said is professionally apt. It looks like the IGP received some political backlash from people who don’t know security and he’s trying to make the DCOP a scapegoat. The IGP must stop this. Recently it was the Accra Regional Commander he queried and put it in the media. When the commander explained himself and also copied the media, the IGP punished him by transferring him from the region to the police service workshop. This callous abuse of the power of IGP needs to be checked before the unexpected happens.
Yoo 1 year ago

Who is that animal called Jeremiah, foolishly equating a civil title to a military rank? What is there to compare between the Military and the civil police? To begin with, the two institutions do not fall under one Ministry. ...
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Who is that animal called Jeremiah, foolishly equating a civil title to a military rank? What is there to compare between the Military and the civil police? To begin with, the two institutions do not fall under one Ministry. Therefore, it sounds odd to hear some uninformed persons trying desperately to compare the rank structures of the two institutions. Whiles military officers' on retirement are mandated to use their ranks, civil police officers on retirement go by the title Mr. Even, the IGP carries the title Mr. So, on what basis can any reasonable being will even make any attempt to compare and equates titles and ranks of the Military and the civil police. What irks the most is that Jeremiah's attempt to equate an ordinary DCOP title to Lt Gen rank. This is a complete mismatch. Do you know what it takes to become a Lt Gen? Do you have any idea the number of Lt Gens we have in the Ghana Armed Forces, and how many DCOPs do we have in the police service? Do you know who a Lt Gen is? If you claim a DCOP is equivalent to Lt Gen, then, right from tomorrow, let your DCOPs place three stars in front and rear of their official vehicles and drive around. What sort of stupidity is this? Now, to the statement attributed one DCOP Waabu, why, see, what will the Ghana Armed Forces lose if they are not tasked to participate in election duties? In any case, the military does not just wake up and decides to undertake any duty or assignment. Any task is given by the President and the Commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, through the Defense Ministry. This fact has to be made clear to people who knows next to nothing about how the military works. Where from the silly notion that the military does not involve in internal security assignments? If what some of the senior police officers are saying today holds water, then the military should cease taking part in internal security duties such as Operations Calm Life, Gongong, Peace Trail, Halt, etc forthwith.
General Afrifa 1 year ago

There is no smoke without fire the moment N.P.P. take C.O.P. mensah serious it will be too late
Who ever is taking care of N.P.P. government security matters is sleeping every time you appoint people from your opponent camp ...
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There is no smoke without fire the moment N.P.P. take C.O.P. mensah serious it will be too late
Who ever is taking care of N.P.P. government security matters is sleeping every time you appoint people from your opponent camp without knowing Remember Oppong Boanu right hand man who resign to be N.D.C. pariamentarian ?The inspector who just insaulted the president from a drinking bar ?and now this one This man can't speak like that without any meetings

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