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25th June, 2010
Times Editor Meets Ashanti Regional Police Command
THE Editor of the Ghanaian Times, Enimil Ashon, has commended the Ashanti Regional Police Command for the way and manner it handled the recent police-military conflict which nearly plunged the Kumasi metropolis into chaos.
At a meeting with the Regional Police Commander, Patrick Timbillah, Mr. Ashon noted that the Kumasi metropolis is a hotbed of the country and that it would have been very disastrous and unfortunate if the command had not handled the situation with the maturity that it displayed.
The Times in its June 7 edition carried a story of brutalities on the Suame police by some military personnel from the Fourth Battalion of Infantry in Kumasi.
Police personnel from the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) were said to have arrested some military men in connection with motor traffic offenses. That was said to have infuriated personnel from the infantry especially as the arrest made involved some officers.
The soldiers took on police on duty at some check points and then stormed the Suame Police Station and beat up police men on duty and vandalized some items including a radio transmitter sporadic gunshots.
Mr. Ashon who met with the Police Commander here on Monday, as part of his itinerary during a visit to the metropolis, was full of praise for the Public Affairs Unit of the Regional Police Command headed by Chief Inspector Mohammed Yusif Tanko, for meticulously handling the situation.
Noting that crime combat is not the responsibility of the policeonly but everybody's, the Editor also assured the Regional Commander of the readiness of the Ghanaian Times to fulfil its obligation to the nation by partnering with the police in exposing and arresting criminals. The exposure would include the publication of the list of persons declared wanted by the police for crimes against the citizens.
DCOP Timbillah thanked the Editor for the visit, noting that it will go a long way to foster understanding of issues, particularly regarding relations between the police and the media.
He expressed enthusiastic admiration for the contribution of the New Times Corporation to the police service, adding that “the media in this region have proved to be partners in the fight against crime and sensitizing the people on their rights and responsibilities.
The Regional Commander used the visit to announce the Command’s launch of a programme dubbed, ‘Help The Police’, with the aim of reaching out to the public for them to rally behind the police in the fight against crime among other vices by giving out information.
At a meeting with the Regional Police Commander, Patrick Timbillah, Mr. Ashon noted that the Kumasi metropolis is a hotbed of the country and that it would have been very disastrous and unfortunate if the command had not handled the situation with the maturity that it displayed.
The Times in its June 7 edition carried a story of brutalities on the Suame police by some military personnel from the Fourth Battalion of Infantry in Kumasi.
Police personnel from the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) were said to have arrested some military men in connection with motor traffic offenses. That was said to have infuriated personnel from the infantry especially as the arrest made involved some officers.
The soldiers took on police on duty at some check points and then stormed the Suame Police Station and beat up police men on duty and vandalized some items including a radio transmitter sporadic gunshots.
Mr. Ashon who met with the Police Commander here on Monday, as part of his itinerary during a visit to the metropolis, was full of praise for the Public Affairs Unit of the Regional Police Command headed by Chief Inspector Mohammed Yusif Tanko, for meticulously handling the situation.
Noting that crime combat is not the responsibility of the policeonly but everybody's, the Editor also assured the Regional Commander of the readiness of the Ghanaian Times to fulfil its obligation to the nation by partnering with the police in exposing and arresting criminals. The exposure would include the publication of the list of persons declared wanted by the police for crimes against the citizens.
DCOP Timbillah thanked the Editor for the visit, noting that it will go a long way to foster understanding of issues, particularly regarding relations between the police and the media.
He expressed enthusiastic admiration for the contribution of the New Times Corporation to the police service, adding that “the media in this region have proved to be partners in the fight against crime and sensitizing the people on their rights and responsibilities.
The Regional Commander used the visit to announce the Command’s launch of a programme dubbed, ‘Help The Police’, with the aim of reaching out to the public for them to rally behind the police in the fight against crime among other vices by giving out information.
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