Upper East Regional Police service has arrested Thirty Four(34 )suspects criminals in a dawn swoop.
1. The Upper East Regional Police Command as part of measures to deal with security threats in the Zebilla and Tilli forest area on Saturday, July 24, 2021conducted a Joint Police Military intelligence-led operation in the Bawku Division to counter the threats.
2. In a dawn operation in some towns and villages targeting criminals in that jurisdiction saw the arrest of Thirty Four (34) suspects and retrieval of one gold detector two(2) Motobikes suspected to have been snatched, stolen or robbed from their owners.
3. Out of the 34 two have been identified as part of some five suspected robbers on the police wanted list in the Region.
4. Screening is ongoing to assist investigations.
5. The Upper East Regional Police acted on the intelligence by the special surveillance team that some of the robberies on that road are perpetrated by some herdsmen in the towns and villages in the jurisdiction who operates under the guise of shepherding their castles by pushing them across the road and when motorist stop they rob them at gunpoint.
6. The Regional Police command assures the public especially residents and commuters of the Bolgatanga Bawku highway of enhanced security strategy including 24-hour robust patrols, snap checkpoint for a routine stop and search, swoops on suspected criminals in the areas to ensure maximum security.
7. Further the command entreat the public not to fear commuting on Bolga-Bawku road or any place in the Upper East Region as sound security measures have been deployed to pursue criminals in the region to make their activities unproductive.
8. Meanwhile the command calls for greater cooperation from the public by way of providing police with information on criminals and their activities in the communities leading to crime prevention.
9. Anyone with information on any criminal or a group should report to the nearest police station or personnel including other security services or call Police on emergency numbers 181,18555,112 or call the Upper East Regional Police operations room numbers 0299204666 for quick police responds.
SGN
David Fianko-Okyere (ASP)
Public Affairs Officer/ UER
