The Assistant Secretary at the Office of the President, Ibrahim Adjei, has advised business owners who transport or deal with large sums of money to use bullion vans to protect their money from robberies.
According to him, it is time for business owners and operators to prioritise security when engaging in financial transactions.
Speaking about the robbery incident that occurred at Adabraka on Saturday, November 2, 2024, on Channel One TV, Ibrahim Adjei advised against using the services of staff to transport money, citing that these robberies are often the result of insider knowledge.
“I will encourage businesses not to use their own staff to transport large volumes of money because sometimes they are followed, and it’s insider knowledge. Use the services of bullion vans to periodically come and take your money.
“They are very common. I’m not saying they are everywhere. You don’t take money out every single minute. Normally it may be twice or thrice a day, and these vans are able to meet the demands of retailers,” he advised.
Background
A co-owner of Cabest Jewellery in Adabraka, a suburb of Accra, where a robbery occurred on Saturday, November 2, 2024, stated that his company has never used a bullion van to transport money after any business transaction.
According to him, the company, which handles millions of Ghana cedis for purchasing raw gold, has chosen not to use an armored vehicle for what he believes are good reasons.
“He [the customer] had come for the money, and it was when he was leaving, after being paid, that the incident occurred. I’m not going to lie because of this incident. The truth is that we have never used a bullion van for our transactions. We decided against it to avoid drawing too much attention. So we use regular cars to transport money after our business transactions,” the co-owner said.
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