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He made this known on Friday in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM after the police shot and killed two armed robbers who opened fire on his men.
“We shot to protect ourselves. They engaged the Police in a shootout and I don’t want to lose any of my men. I’m not ready to lose a single officer. One of them [Police] had a wound in the arm, he was shot in the arm and this is about the second time that we have killed two people in an exchange,” he said.
“[Shooting to kill] has always been the approach of the police. If you try and fight the police with arms, the police will fight back.”
There has been a sharp rise in armed robbery cases in the Greater Accra, causing fear and panic among residents.
The Inspector General of Police David Asante-Apeatu responded to the crisis by carrying out a sweeping reshuffle of the police command structure.
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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, chaired a national security meeting in a bid to address the security challenges.
Also, the crisis has forced President Nana Akufo-Addo to cut short his 10-day international trip to Togo, USA and Germany.