Alhaji Iddi Sumaila, President of the Association of Bullion Operators Ghana (ABOG), has disclosed that starting July 1, 2023, only armoured bullion vans will be used.
According to him, no soft-skinned vehicle will be utilised to convey cash.
He stated that the Association is dedicated to ensuring that all banks across the country use the available 150 bullion vehicles by the deadline.
“From 1st July, I can assure the general public that no soft-skinned vehicles will be seen on our roads. We have been using the soft-skinned awaiting the deadline. It is actually a programme we are looking at holistically. So no soft-skinned vehicles will be on our roads.”
He indicated that the initiative had been in progress before the recent Ablekuma bullion van robbery which led to the death of a police officer.
“That has been the plan, it is not because of this issue. Progress has been made and that was the agreement with the Bank of Ghana and all other stakeholders that from July we will have to transition.”
“By 1st of July [2023], we will see banks using armoured vehicles/bullion vans. However, other banks have not finalised the agreement with us. We have about 150 bullion vans in the country. Most banks have signed contracts with us to deploy to them,” he said in an interview with Citi Fm.
Source: rainbow radio
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That's fine. However are the windscreens and side glasses also bullet proof? The armed robbers targeting these bullion vans are miles ahead of the police. In certain parts of the country the distance between 2 communities when traveling are several kilometers apart. One can travel 20-30 kilometers without seeing any community. If the windscreens and side glasses are not bullet proof and these nation wreckers decide to ambush one of these new bullion vans on a long stretch of road in rural Ghana , are you sure the driver and one police man will be safe? We don't want a situation where these bullion vans attackers will strike and kill another policeman and carry away the cash , then you see all sorts of 'security experts' giving all sorts of reasons why these particular bullion vans are not suitable in our system. Think seriously about this. The authorities in Ghana enjoy being reactive instead of being proactive. If 4 armed robbers can attack a bullion van not in any rural area but right in the centre of Accra in broad daylight where all the heads of the security agencies are located and succeeded in getting away with their booty, then those in rural areas are living by Gods mercies and not any security architecture. You can find the chief of defence staff (CDS), Inspector General of police (IGP), hahahaaaa Commander in chief of the Ghana armed forces ( the president) , Minister of defence, minister of interior, minister of national security, Director of police intelligence, director of military intelligence, chief of air staff, chief of army staff, chief of naval staff, chief of everything etc all sitting in Accra and yet 4 men on a motorbike can can act like a movie and get away scot free, I swear, there is something wrong somewhere. Can the police explain why they blow their vehicle sirens when driving to a crime scene? Are they not rather informing the criminals in advance of their coming? You expect them to hear your sirens and still stand there and wait for you to come and arrest them? Hmmmmm.