The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with officials of the Association of Private Security Organizations of Ghana (APSOG) held a strategic meeting to strengthen collaboration and streamline the operations of private security services across the country.
The meeting, which took place earlier this month at the Police Headquarters in Accra, focused on the pressing need to develop a unified code of conduct to regulate private security operations in Ghana.
Discussions during the meeting highlighted the importance of standardizing practices across the private security industry. Key areas identified for standardization include recruitment procedures, training in general guard duties, cash-in-transit operations, event security, close protection services, private investigations, electronic security and alarm systems, as well as escort services.
Speaking on behalf of the Ghana Police Service, the Director-General of Private Security Organizations, Commissioner of Police (COP) Dr. Daniel Afriyie, acknowledged the vital role private security organizations play in complementing the efforts of the Ghana Police Service.
To foster continuous cooperation, the meeting proposed the creation of a common platform that would allow private security personnel to report criminal activities within their operational areas and share relevant intelligence with the Police.
The meeting concluded with a mutual commitment to deepen collaboration and advance national security efforts through enhanced cooperation between public and private security actors.
In attendance were the National Chairman of APSOG, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul-Rahim Usunaba; the National Secretary, Mr. Isaac Bondze; and the Association’s Research Officer, Rev. Alex Budu-Larbi. Representing the Ghana Police Service were Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ernest Kwoffie and Sergeant Emmanuel Ofori.
