A heated exchange broke out Tuesday between the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, and the Chair of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Abena Osei Asare, over how best to address violent attacks on police stations in volatile communities. The debate was triggered when the IGP suggested that communities seeking police presence should construct their own stations. “We have one police station, which is a divisional headquarters built by the government and another built by the locals. But his position was swiftly challenged by PAC Chair Abena Osei Asare, who argued that such a policy would undermine the police’s constitutional mandate to protect lives and property across all communities. Mrs. Osei Asare urged the Police Service to instead strengthen engagement with communities, rebuild trust, and consider sanctions to deter attacks.