The Ghana Police Service has issued a strong warning to criminals nationwide, urging them to surrender their weapons as the Service intensifies efforts to combat crime and enhance public safety.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, said the Police Service remains fully committed to protecting citizens and will continue to track, arrest, and prosecute individuals involved in criminal activities.

He made the remarks on Tuesday, May 19, when the Mobile Money Advocacy Group Ghana presented him with a plaque and citation in recognition of his efforts in combating crime, particularly offences targeting mobile money agents and operators.

Addressing the gathering, the IGP stressed that modern policing capabilities are making it increasingly difficult for criminals to evade arrest.

“We want to sound a strong warning to the criminals wherever they are, that we will not give up in our endeavour to make sure that we protect Ghanaians in general. And so, for that matter, they should lay down their arms, they should stop committing crime, because whatever they do and wherever they hide in this our modern day of policing, they can run, but they cannot hide,” he said.

Mr Yohuno reaffirmed the Police Service’s determination to clamp down on criminal activities and maintain law and order across the country.

President of the Mobile Money Advocacy Group Ghana, Edward Ofori-Agyemang, commended the IGP for his leadership and commitment to fighting crime.

He also called for sustained police operations against criminals, particularly those targeting mobile money vendors and agents, in order to improve safety and confidence within the sector.