Today can confirm that the Ghana Police Service has beefed up security at the country’s borders ahead of the December 7 polls.
A visit by Today on Saturday, November 12, 2016 to Aflao and Segbe Junction borders in the Volta Region revealed that police personnel have sealed off all border posts to prevent foreign nationals (Togolese, Beninois and Ivorians) from sneaking into the country to participate in the upcoming elections.
According to some police officers who spoke to Today on condition of anonymity at Aflao and Segbe, they have been specifically assigned to ensure no foreign national crosses into the country during election period.
The officers disclosed that both the police and military have also been deployed at the entry points at Akanu, Havi and the major highway checkpoints at Dabala Junction among others in order to guarantee free and fair elections.
“We will make sure security is tight on our border towns. We are going to have patrols along all borders posts,” they said.
The police officers further advised people against taking the laws into their hands, and causing havoc during the elections.
“We have enough devices, personnel and equipment to deal with hooliganism,” they said.
According to the officers, the police administration would ensure that special offices are set up to receive and record incidences of crime during elections.
“We have enough space in all government prisons across the country to keep such people. We are going to try our best to make sure elections are peaceful,” they assured.
They disclosed that their outfit has put in place effective security measures at the various checkpoints to identify people who want to enter the country illegally with the intention to disturb the existing peace.
The police officers, who declined to give details of the security arrangements put in place so far for security reasons, said the security agencies are well prepared to deal with any external aggression, and any individual or group of individuals who would attempt to use “our borders as points of entry into the country.”
Meanwhile, several attempts by Today to get the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, to confirm the security situation at the country’s borders were successful as calls placed on his mobile phone went unanswered.
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