Bankers association president reveals why armoured vehicles are not ready yet
The reasons behind most banks delaying in purchasing armoured bullion vans for cash in transits in the country has been explained by the President of the Ghana Bankers Association.
An increasing rate of attacks on bullion vans and the killing of Police officers providing escort service in the country necessitated calls for the purchase of armoured bullion vans and bulletproof vests.
After an engagement with the Police, Mr John Awuah explained that “To bring in an armoured van into this country, you have to go through a certain process and making sure that in the end, the people who have the mandate to bring these Armoured vehicles do not pose a threat to national security.
“Because they want to solve one problem they go and create another problem. That is the only reason why we have had some delays in the procurement process. But in a very short time, you will find that in our streets we will have the requisite, standardized armoured vehicles for the CIT operations.”
Recently, two persons were arrested by the Tarkwa Police Command in connection with the robbery on a bullion van that occurred at Ransbet Supermarket, Monday, October 18, 2021, in the Tarkwa Municipality.
It will also be recalled that in June this year, there was a robbery attack on a bullion van that led to the killing of a Police Officer and another person in Jamestown, Accra.
There have been several complaints about the fact that most of the vehicles the banks use to convey the cash do not meet the specification of an armoured bullion van necessitating calls for the purchase of better bullion vans to ensure safety.
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
