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Police to encounter more desperate criminals - security capo warns

Kwesi Anning of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Centre gave the warning after two armed robbers shot at two police officers in broad daylight Thursday at Lapaz, Accra.

Following the shooting incident, the Inspector General Of Police revealed that his men are poorly equipped, appealing for support and resources from the government and well-meaning individuals.

Speaking on Citi FM Friday, Mr Anning said the IGP's comments should be seen "as a passionate and desperate appeal for help and support."

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He continued: "we will witness desperate individuals, criminal networks and gangs well-armed, willing and prepared to fight the Police Service and to say life is not worth living anyway.

"So I will commit a crime and I am willing and prepared to take up arms against those who will represent authorities of the state and when we reach that point, then I can think we are getting into extremely dangerous waters and I think we are almost on the verge of collapse.”

Asked the kind of support the police may require from citizens, the security expert said it does not have to be "necessarily be big money."

He said it "can also be just morale boosters."

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He added: "A simple word of encouragement, a simple signal, but even more important is the sharing of sensitive or proactive information.

"Criminals live within our community. People know them, they hire rooms, they behave in funny ways, people visit them at odd hours.

"Can we find a casting and labeling relationship in which ordinary people can share this information, but it also means it is contingent on the service to also behave in a manner that also generates this trust and embellishes people’s desire to share this information.”

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