Apparently, the onset of that policy went along with a government directive asking the various oil marketing companies to stop supplying fuel to the Ghana Police Service so the service has grounded hundreds of its operation vehicles nationwide.
Speaking to Today, some police personnel who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that this round of fuel shortage that had hit the service was but another instance of fuel-obtaining problems the service had had to deal with over the last two years of this current administration.
In the past the problem had hit sections of the service, but now, our source said, it hit the police commands nationwide.
The source further disclosed that for some time now commanders at various units, districts and divisional commands across the country used their own monies to purchase fuel to run operational vehicles.
Inside sources told this paper that the situation was so dire that it was already affecting emergency operations and daytime and night patrols.
The source actually disclosed that the Ghana Police Service was highly indebted to a number of oil marketing companies, which situation compelled the national administration to direct the companies to halt fuel supply.
Non-payment of the arrears over the years, the source said, raised the debt sky high.
And to deal with the situation in some parts of the country, this paper learnt that some police commands ordered personnel to openly collect monies from people who visited police stations and tried to access police service and assistance.
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