30 security personnel at Tema Port trained in crime threats by Military Police

30 security personnel from the Port of Tema have been trained by the Ghana Military Police in criminal law, police operations, bomb threats, incident management, security management concepts and operations, workplace violence and other vital security management skills.

At the end of the 2weeks training program, the Commanding Officer of the Ghana Military Police, Lt. Col. Francis Kojo Bannerman entreated the trainees to be extra alert in order to identify threats to security since it is the essence of the two week course.

“The threats to security in the sub region and the world as a whole are real. There is therefore the need for us to remain professional, vigilant and extra alert. It is in the light of this that the high command of the port management has made it possible for you to undergo this course. I believe that, it would not be long before this institution starts enjoying the payoff of this course,” he stated.

The Deputy Port Security Manager of Tema Port, Kingsley Darko said security has moved from obscurity to the necessary standard devoid of the misconception that security is reserved for people of lower repute.

He said modern concepts of security are being pursued to lift high the image of the entire Port Authority in security dealings.

“It is a statement of fact, that the cardinal principle upon which security hinges is crime prevention and if it is so, security must strive in our stride to ensure that we create an enabling environment for the workforce to operate for management or the company to achieve its stated objectives.”