Police Vow to Crack Whip on Persons Who Flout Lockdown Directive this Week

The Ghana Police Service says it will toughen measures in enforcing the partial lockdown directive in affected areas this week.

The Director-General of Operations, DCOP Mr Boadu Peprah warned that individuals found loitering will be arrested as the third week of the lockdown begins today, Monday, April 13, 2020.

“Now we have entered the third-week so we expect everyone to stay at home. If they refuse to stay at home, now we are going to arrest people we see loitering. Now we expect everybody to respect the presidential order. Stay at home and you protect yourself. So from Monday going we are going to be tough.”

Following the partial lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi, the security agencies mandated to enforce the directive have on several occasion dealt with persons idling around.

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Last week, about 14 persons were remanded in Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region for loitering.

Also, 50 individuals were made to desilt chocked drains in the Central Business District of Kasoa for the same offence.

Meanwhile, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a two-week extension of the ban on public gathering.