Ashanti Regional Police Command remembers eight fallen heroes on Memorial Day
The Command advised Ghanaians to help maintain peace in this election year.
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The Ashanti Regional Police Command on Monday, November 2 held a Memorial service to commemorate eight officers who lost their lives whiles on duty for the country.
The late Lance Corporal Ali Richmond, Gen. Corporal Alhassan Asare, Lance Corporal Bernard Antwi and five others were mentioned and held in the highest regard for their sacrifice during the memorial day, a day meant to honour the past and recognize the enormous contributions and ransom Police officers make for Ghana at the peril of their lives.
Briefing the press at the 2020 Police Memorial Day, Flag Raising and wreath-laying ceremony for eight officers at the forecourt of the Regional Police Headquarters in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Police Chaplain, Chief Superintendent Very Rev. Jonas Samuel Aboagye said the service is to celebrate the officers and remember their massive contribution for national development.
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“These police officers suffered whiles seeking peace and harmony in their line of duty. Unfortunately, some died through motor accident, whiles others passed on through gunshots and a few other means.”
He asserted that the service is also to comfort the bereaved for their loss and a reminder that the service of their loved ones is highly valued by the Government and the Police Service. Finally, he added that it “is to acknowledge the very existence of the living heroes of the Police service with encouragement to keep working hard for there is always a reward waiting in this life and the next to come.”
Very Rev. Jonas Samuel Aboagye took the opportunity to advise Ghanaians especially politicians to make peace a key component as Ghana visit the polls on December 7.
“We must do all we can to preserve the peace in Ghana, especially in such an election year. Politicians must do whatever it takes to uphold peace because there is no other country called Ghana apart from what we have.
"Let’s vote on December 7, 2020, and go home safely else if any misfortune occurs, we’ll be the once deeply affected.”
