The Police High Command has dispatched four light armoured vehicles, a Scorpio armoured car and 200 bullet-proof jackets to Bawku in response to recommendations made by the Upper East Regional Security Council following renewed clashes in Bawku last Sunday.
At a brief ceremony in Bolgatanga en route to Bawku, the Upper East Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Bright Oduro, told the press that the equipment was to help enhance the operational efficiency of the personnel operating in Bawku. He said the Police High Command was further beefing up security by sending 60 more policemen from Accra to complement the over 300 personnel on the ground to help reinforce security at Bawku.
DCOP Oduro said the security agencies were on top of issues in Bawku at the moment and that there was no cause for alarm, adding that those arrested on Monday were being screened and those found not to be connected with the clashes would be released. Daily graphic
