POLICE URGE REGIONAL COMMANDERS TO PROTECT COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS AGAINST ROBBERY ATTACKS

The Ghana Police Service has encouraged its regional and district commanders to secure pharmacists, taking after unremitting theft assaults on them.

The Community Hone Pharmacists Affiliation of Ghana (CPPAG) say their individuals have endured at slightest 17 assaults this year alone, with a few confronting the difficulty twice.

Chief of Open Undertakings for the Police Service, Supt. Alexander Obeng has inquired the pharmacists to drop on the regional and area officers for assurance.

“I will, meanwhile, argue that they approach the commanders to arrange and get the bolster they require,” he said.

“In Ghana, we have nearly 18 police locales with numerous divisions, areas and stations where I accept these businesses are found.”

Prior this week, a pharmacist at Agric-Kromoase, Aaron Ohene Agyei, was victimized by gunmen and shot.

The man who pairs as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gilat Chemists Constrained overseen to drive approximately four miles in the midst of dying to get emergency care at the Komfo Anokye Educating Clinic.

Agreeing to Luv FM’s Erastus Asare Donkor, the gunman spotted Aaron in his car close to the shop and shot him within the stomach.

The obscure assailant too shot into his vehicle’s tires.Police are however to impact any capture.

After the later occurrence, the National Chairman of the Pharmacists’ Affiliation, Dr Emmanuel Ireland, has called on the IGP for a rapid examination into the thefts and inquired for security for individuals.

He famous that in case their ask goes unnoticed, they would be constrained to either decrease their working hours or close pharmacies uncertainly.

“We are calling on Dr George Akuffo Dampare to educated his officers to as a matter of criticalness, examine all detailed cases of burglary against Community Pharmacists and pharmacies over the nation.”

“I must say that at this minute, we have served him [IGP] with a letter. We’ve moreover served the Serve of Insides, and we’ve moreover served all MMDCEs,” he famous.

He similarly encouraged pharmacists to guaranteed their pharmacies and be watchful, particularly amid the merriments.

“Take exceptionally critical measures to secure yourselves, Pharmacies and homes. Introduce CCTV cameras for observation and report any burglary or assault to the Police with exceptionally critical prove,” he exhorted.

There have been reports of theft assaults on pharmacies in parts of the nation.

In most cases, the thieves made absent with a few cash and portable phones