The Bank of Ghana has cautioned the public against false reportage intended to create fear and panic in the country.
The directive comes at the back of a trending video on social media that suggest there was a fire outbreak at the apex Bank on Thursday morning.
The Bank of Ghana in a statement said on Thursday,8th December 2022, it conducted a routine fire drill (simulation exercise) to prepare staff for real-time fire situation.
According to the statement “The exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Ambulance Service and the Ghana Police Service. As a public facility, routine fire drill is necessary for testing the efficiency and preparedness of the Bank’s safety systems to manage emergencies like fires, and inculcate in the staff of the Bank fire safety evacuation procedures”.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
