A Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has urged businesses to collaborate with the police for enhanced security in the wake of a recent daylight robbery at a jewelry store in Adabraka.
The robbery, which saw over six million cedis stolen by four armed, masked men, has raised concerns about the effectiveness of Ghana’s security systems and the need for proactive measures in safeguarding high-risk enterprises.
He criticized both the lack of immediate police intervention and the store owner’s security measures, emphasizing that businesses handling large cash volumes should consider requesting police escorts. Toobu highlighted that Ghana Police Service offers security services for high-risk businesses upon request.
“Your personal security is your responsibility, when we are talking about security on another level, people are trained and they have the expertise to grant you service, the Ghana Police is supposed to grant him with a service and that opportunity for you to be served depends on how you open up.
“Armed robbers are attracted to cash and motivated by money so when you generate money in your business, you should know that that is a magnet for robbery. If you know that, what would you do to provide security for yourself?” he asked in an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show on November 4.
“What happened in Adabraka in broad daylight is an embarrassment to our whole security architecture,” the Member of Parliament for Wa West added.