CRIME SITUATION UNDER CONTROL (PAGE 3)

31/12/2007
Story: Mary Mensah
THE crime situation within the Accra metropolis during the Christmas festivities was reduced following stringent security measures that were put in place by the security agencies, the Accra Regional Crime Officer, Chief Superintendent Boi-Bi-Boi, has noted.
From December 19, 2007 to date only five minor robberies have been recorded in the metropolis and its environs.
In an interview in Accra yesterday, Chief Supt Boi-Bi-Boi said compared to previous years, and even the weeks prior to the festivities, this year was better.
He said the police recorded two residential robberies, two street robberies and one car jacking during the period.
Chief Supt Boi-Bi-Boi said the robberies were recorded at Papase, near Amasaman, Madina, the Swanlake area in North Kaneshie, Pig Farm and Accra Central.
According to him, the operational strategies that were put in place by the security agencies largely accounted for the reduction in crime.
He said security was beefed up within the metropolis with military and police personnel placed at all intersections to send signals to the criminals that the security agencies were firmly on the ground.
He said day and night patrols were also intensified, with the patrol teams embarking on foot patrols at areas noted to be prone to crime, saying that must have warded off the criminals.
Chief Supt Boi-Bi-Boi said the exercise would be sustained to cover the period of the Ghana 2008 soccer fiesta.
He said from January the security agencies would be on high alert to ensure that visitors and tourists to the country for the tournament would go about in the city freely.