Front Page: Daily Graphic, August 21, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Proprietor of the Great Lamptey-Mills Institute, Enoch Nii Lamptey-Mills, has been rearrested on the orders of the Attorney-General’s Department and charged with rape.
Lamptey-Mills was arrested last Wednesday, August 18, 20100 and placed in police custody, pending the commencement of his trial after his release from the charge of impregnating and forcing a 16-year-old former student of his school to marry him.
A Circuit Court in Accra on October 22, last year, discharged Lamptey-Mills, who had been charged with compulsory marriage.
The Presiding judge, Mrs Georgina Mensah-Datsa, had ruled that the charge levelled against Lamptey-Mills was a misdemeanor, for which the law allowed an out-of-court settlement.
However, the Attorney-General last week said from the caution statement of Lamptey-Mills, the consent given by the girl was under duress and ordered his rearrest.
According to the Attorney-General, Lamptey-Mills stated that he found the girl in a sorry state with no one caring for her and, therefore, offered to assist her.
The Deputy Commander of the Accra Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Eunice Odonkor, said the AG explained that the girl was influenced by the material support offered her by Lamptey-Mills to consent to have sex with him, resulting in the pregnancy.
She said the police, therefore, rearrested Lamptey-Mills last Wednesday and cautioned him, while awaiting the trial date.
She explained that the Attorney-General’s Department would be prosecuting when the trial start.
In September last year, Lamptey Mills was arrested by the police for impregnating and forcing to marry a 16-year-old former student of his and performed the marriage rites, making the victim his wife.
He was held on charges of compulsion marriage of a teenager.
Police sources said one year after the girl gave birth, Mills had failed to keep to his promise of building a house for her, provide for the upkeep of the mother and child, as well as restore the girl, who is now 17, to school.
The Great Lamptey-Mills Institute, formerly Lamptey-Mills Institute, was established on February 4, 1963 by the Late Rev. Abraham Samuel Lamptey-Mills after whom the school was named.
The Junior High School department was later established on September 31, 1994 by the current Director of the school, Enoch Lamptey-Mills.
The Senior High department was also founded in 2005 by the same director.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Shaka Zulu held over robbery
Page 49: Daily Graphic, August 19, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
A 31-YEAR-OLD man, Richard Cobbina, alias Shaka Zulu, has been arrested by the police for alleged robbery.
The suspect, also known as Custodia, was arrested at a popular drinking spot at Adabraka last Monday night after he had been identified by another robbery suspect.
Shaka Zulu allegedly confessed to taking part in robbing some Nigerians on the Spintex Road.
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra on Tuesday, the Deputy Accra Regional Police Commander, ACP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, said Shaka Zulu and his accomplices allegedly raided the residence of the Nigerians and robbed them of their laptops and personal effects after a friend of the suspect had complained that the Nigerians had defrauded him.
He said Shaka Zulu and his two friends recruited another person, identified as Wise Grey, alias Biggy, to take part in the robbery.
He said Biggy allegedly provided the weapons for the operation during which they took away five laptops and other personal effects of their victims.
ACP Yohuno said the victims of the robbery mustered courage to pursue the suspected robbers in a car while the robbers were walking.
According to him, the Nigerians tried to hit the suspects with their car but only one of them, identified only as Old School, who was carrying two of the laptops, was hit.
He said Shaka Zulu and the others escaped upon realising that it was the Nigerians pursuing them with the car.
ACP Yohuno said the Nigerian victims then handed over Old School to the Sakumono Police to investigate the matter.
He said Old School was currently on remand at the Nsawam Prisons while the police are searching for the two other suspects, identified as Abass and Stone.
He said intelligence led to the arrest Shaka Zulu last Monday, and he allegedly admitted to taking part in the robbery with the explanation that he took part because he needed money to take care of a lady he had impregnated.
ACP Yohuno said the arrest of Shaka Zulu should motivate Ghanaians to trust the police to deal with perpetrators of crime no matter how long it would take.
Story: Albert K. Salia
A 31-YEAR-OLD man, Richard Cobbina, alias Shaka Zulu, has been arrested by the police for alleged robbery.
The suspect, also known as Custodia, was arrested at a popular drinking spot at Adabraka last Monday night after he had been identified by another robbery suspect.
Shaka Zulu allegedly confessed to taking part in robbing some Nigerians on the Spintex Road.
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra on Tuesday, the Deputy Accra Regional Police Commander, ACP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, said Shaka Zulu and his accomplices allegedly raided the residence of the Nigerians and robbed them of their laptops and personal effects after a friend of the suspect had complained that the Nigerians had defrauded him.
He said Shaka Zulu and his two friends recruited another person, identified as Wise Grey, alias Biggy, to take part in the robbery.
He said Biggy allegedly provided the weapons for the operation during which they took away five laptops and other personal effects of their victims.
ACP Yohuno said the victims of the robbery mustered courage to pursue the suspected robbers in a car while the robbers were walking.
According to him, the Nigerians tried to hit the suspects with their car but only one of them, identified only as Old School, who was carrying two of the laptops, was hit.
He said Shaka Zulu and the others escaped upon realising that it was the Nigerians pursuing them with the car.
ACP Yohuno said the Nigerian victims then handed over Old School to the Sakumono Police to investigate the matter.
He said Old School was currently on remand at the Nsawam Prisons while the police are searching for the two other suspects, identified as Abass and Stone.
He said intelligence led to the arrest Shaka Zulu last Monday, and he allegedly admitted to taking part in the robbery with the explanation that he took part because he needed money to take care of a lady he had impregnated.
ACP Yohuno said the arrest of Shaka Zulu should motivate Ghanaians to trust the police to deal with perpetrators of crime no matter how long it would take.
Ensure sustainability of investments - Bagbin
Page 64: Daily Graphic, August 19, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, has called on district assemblies and the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to put in place measures to ensure the sustainability of investments made in the water and sanitation sectors in rural communities.
He stressed the need for the efficient and effective use of the facilities, since those investments in the water systems, among other things, would have significant impact on the economy, health and well-being of Ghanaians.
Speaking yesterday to the Daily Graphic on the government’s pledge to provide potable water for Ghanaians, Mr Bagbin said the recent inauguration of water and sanitation projects to serve the needs of 39 communities in the Central and Western regions was a clear testimony of the government’s commitment to complete all on-going projects started by the previous government.
“To safeguard the long term sustainability of all these investments in the water and sanitation sub-sector, there is the need for proper co-ordination and regulation of these projects,” he said.
He reminded district assemblies that the CWSA was expected to provide technical assistance to the Local Government Service and, therefore, urged the assemblies to take advantage of the technical expertise to develop water resources in their districts.
He said it was important that the district assemblies saw the CWSA as partners and build the necessary linkages with it to help provide safe and reliable water, as well as improved sanitation services for Ghanaians. He stressed that “your are not competitors and you don’t need to work at cross purposes”.
Mr Bagbin charged the CWSA to play a leading role towards the sustainability of water and sanitation facilities that had been delivered through various interventions.
He affirmed the government’s commitment to taking all measures to provide water and sanitation systems in all communities in the country.
He said the provision of potable water for Ghanaians constituted one of the growth poles being pursued by the government in collaboration with stakeholders and development partners such as the European Union to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Mr Bagbin expressed concern about the situation where many communities did not have access to potable water and described the trend as unacceptable.
He, therefore, urged the CWSA and the district assemblies to see it as a challenge to collaborate in a holistic manner to address the problems, especially in the rural areas.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, has called on district assemblies and the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) to put in place measures to ensure the sustainability of investments made in the water and sanitation sectors in rural communities.
He stressed the need for the efficient and effective use of the facilities, since those investments in the water systems, among other things, would have significant impact on the economy, health and well-being of Ghanaians.
Speaking yesterday to the Daily Graphic on the government’s pledge to provide potable water for Ghanaians, Mr Bagbin said the recent inauguration of water and sanitation projects to serve the needs of 39 communities in the Central and Western regions was a clear testimony of the government’s commitment to complete all on-going projects started by the previous government.
“To safeguard the long term sustainability of all these investments in the water and sanitation sub-sector, there is the need for proper co-ordination and regulation of these projects,” he said.
He reminded district assemblies that the CWSA was expected to provide technical assistance to the Local Government Service and, therefore, urged the assemblies to take advantage of the technical expertise to develop water resources in their districts.
He said it was important that the district assemblies saw the CWSA as partners and build the necessary linkages with it to help provide safe and reliable water, as well as improved sanitation services for Ghanaians. He stressed that “your are not competitors and you don’t need to work at cross purposes”.
Mr Bagbin charged the CWSA to play a leading role towards the sustainability of water and sanitation facilities that had been delivered through various interventions.
He affirmed the government’s commitment to taking all measures to provide water and sanitation systems in all communities in the country.
He said the provision of potable water for Ghanaians constituted one of the growth poles being pursued by the government in collaboration with stakeholders and development partners such as the European Union to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Mr Bagbin expressed concern about the situation where many communities did not have access to potable water and described the trend as unacceptable.
He, therefore, urged the CWSA and the district assemblies to see it as a challenge to collaborate in a holistic manner to address the problems, especially in the rural areas.
Man arrested for stabbing step-daughter
Page 64: Daily Graphic, August 18, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
A 46-YEAR-OLD man, Kwabena Twum, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing the left eye of his step-daughter after the girl resisted attempts to have sex with her.
The suspect allegedly used a broken bottle to perforate the left eye of Mary Osei-Wusu, 22, the step-daughter, on July 15, 2010 and absconded.
Twum was, however, arrested on Monday, August 16, 2010 at the Ashaiman lorry park upon a tip-off.
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra today, the Ashaiman Divisional Commander of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Christine Yevunoo, said the suspect went into hiding after perpetrating the act when his wife had gone out.
She said the victim, who is currently blind in the left eye as a result, had already undergone the first surgery with the second one expected next month.
“As I speak to you, the victim cannot see with the left eye and the medical report says she is blind in the left eye. It is only after the second surgery that we will know whether she has gone permanently blind in the left eye,” she said.
Story: Albert K. Salia
A 46-YEAR-OLD man, Kwabena Twum, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing the left eye of his step-daughter after the girl resisted attempts to have sex with her.
The suspect allegedly used a broken bottle to perforate the left eye of Mary Osei-Wusu, 22, the step-daughter, on July 15, 2010 and absconded.
Twum was, however, arrested on Monday, August 16, 2010 at the Ashaiman lorry park upon a tip-off.
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra today, the Ashaiman Divisional Commander of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Christine Yevunoo, said the suspect went into hiding after perpetrating the act when his wife had gone out.
She said the victim, who is currently blind in the left eye as a result, had already undergone the first surgery with the second one expected next month.
“As I speak to you, the victim cannot see with the left eye and the medical report says she is blind in the left eye. It is only after the second surgery that we will know whether she has gone permanently blind in the left eye,” she said.
Police briefed on STX deal
Page 64: Daily Graphic, 18, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban Bagbin, today began an outreach programme to interact with the top brass of the Ghana Police Service to brief them on the implementation of the STX Housing Project for the security agencies.
Under the project, 30,000 housing units are expected to be constructed for the Police, Military, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Prisons Service and other agencies with the Ghana Police Service expecting to benefit from 20,000 housing units.
Mr Bagbin is expected to the visit Burma Camp tomorrow.
Currently, 13,854 of the 23,840 police personnel are not accommodated with others being housed in workshops, canteens and other structures.
The Police Administration last year suspended the recruitment of personnel into the service due to the accommodation crisis facing the service.
Speaking at the forum with the leadership of the Ghana Police Service, Mr Bagbin said the essence of the interactions was to open up to all those who were going to benefit from the project to enable them to appreciate what was to come their way.
He, therefore, called for the co-operation and support of all stakeholders including chiefs and district assemblies to ensure the smooth take-off of the project next month when the sod was expected to be cut for construction work to begin.
He said the vision of the government was to ensure that no individual spent more than 30 per cent of his or her income on accommodation whether rental or owner-occupier system.
Mr Bagbin, whose presentation was met with applause from the personnel present, said Ghana’s housing deficit currently stood at more than one million with an annual delivery of only 40,000 of the 140,000 being provided.
He described the STX Housing Project as the largest and single most ambitious project and said it was an all-inclusive project with members of the minority in parliament forming part of delegations to discuss and review the deal with STX Korea.
He said the project would also lead to the establishment of major cement, steel and power plants in Ghana, which would create more than 40,000 jobs.
Mr Bagbin said the project, which would also bring about technology transfer, would be a launch pad for an integrated building and construction industry in Ghana.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, said the interest of the police in the project was evidenced by the presence of police personnel during the debate on the approval of the deal in Parliament.
He said the ambition of the Police Administration was to increase the strength of the personnel to 40,000 by 2014 and bring the police-civilian ratio closer to the United Nations approved ratio of 1:500.
He stressed that “with this project, there is the need for a corresponding increase in accommodation facilities to house the additional personnel”.
Mr Quaye enumerated some of the challenges to be encountered during the project as land acquisition, resettlement of displaced personnel and the ejection of squatters on police lands but pledged the support and commitment of the Police Administration to the successful completion of the project.
The Deputy Minister of the Interior, Dr Kwasi Apea-Kubi, said the problem of accommodation for all the security services required a holistic approach to resolve the crisis.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Alban Bagbin, today began an outreach programme to interact with the top brass of the Ghana Police Service to brief them on the implementation of the STX Housing Project for the security agencies.
Under the project, 30,000 housing units are expected to be constructed for the Police, Military, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Prisons Service and other agencies with the Ghana Police Service expecting to benefit from 20,000 housing units.
Mr Bagbin is expected to the visit Burma Camp tomorrow.
Currently, 13,854 of the 23,840 police personnel are not accommodated with others being housed in workshops, canteens and other structures.
The Police Administration last year suspended the recruitment of personnel into the service due to the accommodation crisis facing the service.
Speaking at the forum with the leadership of the Ghana Police Service, Mr Bagbin said the essence of the interactions was to open up to all those who were going to benefit from the project to enable them to appreciate what was to come their way.
He, therefore, called for the co-operation and support of all stakeholders including chiefs and district assemblies to ensure the smooth take-off of the project next month when the sod was expected to be cut for construction work to begin.
He said the vision of the government was to ensure that no individual spent more than 30 per cent of his or her income on accommodation whether rental or owner-occupier system.
Mr Bagbin, whose presentation was met with applause from the personnel present, said Ghana’s housing deficit currently stood at more than one million with an annual delivery of only 40,000 of the 140,000 being provided.
He described the STX Housing Project as the largest and single most ambitious project and said it was an all-inclusive project with members of the minority in parliament forming part of delegations to discuss and review the deal with STX Korea.
He said the project would also lead to the establishment of major cement, steel and power plants in Ghana, which would create more than 40,000 jobs.
Mr Bagbin said the project, which would also bring about technology transfer, would be a launch pad for an integrated building and construction industry in Ghana.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, said the interest of the police in the project was evidenced by the presence of police personnel during the debate on the approval of the deal in Parliament.
He said the ambition of the Police Administration was to increase the strength of the personnel to 40,000 by 2014 and bring the police-civilian ratio closer to the United Nations approved ratio of 1:500.
He stressed that “with this project, there is the need for a corresponding increase in accommodation facilities to house the additional personnel”.
Mr Quaye enumerated some of the challenges to be encountered during the project as land acquisition, resettlement of displaced personnel and the ejection of squatters on police lands but pledged the support and commitment of the Police Administration to the successful completion of the project.
The Deputy Minister of the Interior, Dr Kwasi Apea-Kubi, said the problem of accommodation for all the security services required a holistic approach to resolve the crisis.
Liaise with police to set up more tent cities
Page 67: Daily Graphic, August 16, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Ghana Police Service has appealed to residents of sprawling communities without police stations to co-operate with the police for the establishment of tent cities in their localities to fight armed robbery and residential crimes in those areas.
An initiative of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, the tent cities are to serve as a first point of call by residents to relay information on suspected criminal activities or suspicious characters in those areas.
Each of the tent cities will be provided with a telephone number to serve the communities and reduce time of response to distress calls.
Since its establishment last year, the number of tent cities has increased from the initial four to nine in the Accra-Tema police regions.
The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Kwesi Ofori, told the Daily Graphic yesterday that the IGP had revised the operations of the tent cities project, with each tent city placed under an operational force of the police.
Hitherto, he said, personnel were randomly selected and posted to the tent cities, but it was detected that it was creating problems, especially with the change over of personnel and logistics.
Supt Ofori said the IGP had placed 10 vehicles at the disposal of the existing tent cities to enhance their operations,
while the personnel were now receiving ration while on duty, which was not the case when the project started last year.
He, however, said a major challenge facing the establishment of the tent cities was the non-co-operation of some residents.
He said conditions in the tent cities were not the best, as personnel had to struggle to answer the call of nature and encountered problems in trying to seek information on security problems in those communities from residents.
He said there were some communities, particularly the EMEFS and Regimannuel estates, who had co-operated so well with the police that the tent city project was working effectively in those areas.
Supt Ofori said since the establishment of the tent city at Emefs Estate, for instance, robberies and thefts in the area had stopped.
He said besides the estate developer moving the tent city team into a building, the residents had also appointed co-ordinators for various zones to co-ordinate reports with the police team.
He said other areas where the tent cities were currently located were REDCO Flats, Dome, Taifa-Burkina, Roman Ridge, Achimota Golf Park, West and East Legon, Manet Court and Dzorwulu.
The Director of Public Affairs said supervisors had also been appointed to monitor the activities of personnel on duty to ensure that they performed the duties assigned them.
He said the IGP was determined to bring policing to the doorstep of Ghanaians and, therefore, appealed for public support to ensure that the project succeeded.
Supt. Ofori urged the communities in which the tent cities would be sited to co-operate with the personnel and not see their presence as intimidatory, adding, “We are targeting criminals and not innocent people.”
He said as part of their duties, the personnel would be available to provide security talks for churches and schools in the vicinities in which they were located.
He said those on the specialised day patrols would be visiting homes and workplaces to interact with those they met to discuss their security concerns.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE Ghana Police Service has appealed to residents of sprawling communities without police stations to co-operate with the police for the establishment of tent cities in their localities to fight armed robbery and residential crimes in those areas.
An initiative of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, the tent cities are to serve as a first point of call by residents to relay information on suspected criminal activities or suspicious characters in those areas.
Each of the tent cities will be provided with a telephone number to serve the communities and reduce time of response to distress calls.
Since its establishment last year, the number of tent cities has increased from the initial four to nine in the Accra-Tema police regions.
The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Kwesi Ofori, told the Daily Graphic yesterday that the IGP had revised the operations of the tent cities project, with each tent city placed under an operational force of the police.
Hitherto, he said, personnel were randomly selected and posted to the tent cities, but it was detected that it was creating problems, especially with the change over of personnel and logistics.
Supt Ofori said the IGP had placed 10 vehicles at the disposal of the existing tent cities to enhance their operations,
while the personnel were now receiving ration while on duty, which was not the case when the project started last year.
He, however, said a major challenge facing the establishment of the tent cities was the non-co-operation of some residents.
He said conditions in the tent cities were not the best, as personnel had to struggle to answer the call of nature and encountered problems in trying to seek information on security problems in those communities from residents.
He said there were some communities, particularly the EMEFS and Regimannuel estates, who had co-operated so well with the police that the tent city project was working effectively in those areas.
Supt Ofori said since the establishment of the tent city at Emefs Estate, for instance, robberies and thefts in the area had stopped.
He said besides the estate developer moving the tent city team into a building, the residents had also appointed co-ordinators for various zones to co-ordinate reports with the police team.
He said other areas where the tent cities were currently located were REDCO Flats, Dome, Taifa-Burkina, Roman Ridge, Achimota Golf Park, West and East Legon, Manet Court and Dzorwulu.
The Director of Public Affairs said supervisors had also been appointed to monitor the activities of personnel on duty to ensure that they performed the duties assigned them.
He said the IGP was determined to bring policing to the doorstep of Ghanaians and, therefore, appealed for public support to ensure that the project succeeded.
Supt. Ofori urged the communities in which the tent cities would be sited to co-operate with the personnel and not see their presence as intimidatory, adding, “We are targeting criminals and not innocent people.”
He said as part of their duties, the personnel would be available to provide security talks for churches and schools in the vicinities in which they were located.
He said those on the specialised day patrols would be visiting homes and workplaces to interact with those they met to discuss their security concerns.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Police strengthen recruitment procedures
Page 46: Daily Graphic, June 3, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
Police strengthen recruitment procedures
THE Police Administration has strengthened safeguards in its recruitment procedures to prevent miscreants from being enlisted into the Ghana Police Service.
In line with that, persons seeking recruitment into the service will have to go through more rigorous physical, background and certificate checks before they are recruited.
According to the Police Administration, no one will be exempted from the selection criteria and those who do not measure up to the new requirements will not be entertained.
The Police Administration has fixed the latter part of June or early July, this year for the next recruitment exercise by which time a number of ongoing accommodation projects would have been handed over to the service.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, told the Daily Graphic that recruitment into the service would be handled in a manner that would make it impossible for miscreants or persons without the calling to join the Ghana Police Service.
He said the Police Administration had set a criteria for subsequent recruitment into the service and anyone who did not meet the requirements would not be recruited.
“This is what we term positive purging. We will check every information provided, the references, verification of certificates and qualifications, among others,” he said.
Mr Quaye said the Police Administration was already having problems with some persons on protocol enlistment or those recommended by persons in positions of trust.
He said if it was found that an applicant lied while providing information, that person’s name would be deleted from the list and also would be liable for prosecution.
He added that there would be no wholesale passing out as was the case in the past.
According to him, the attitude, character, comportment and performance of trainees would be assessed and anyone who fell short of any of the training requirements would be sent home.
Mr Quaye said the new training regime required that any trainee who was repeated once would not be allowed to be repeat for the second time while an outright failure would warrant dismissal.
“We want to ensure that those who pass-out are those who deserve to wear the uniform,” he said.
The IGP said the curriculum for police training was being revised, and instructors would also have to meet the requisite capabilities of instructors.
Mr Quaye said after trainees had also passed out, he or she would be under probation for one year during which they would be monitored and observed.
“If the reports from the supervisors are favourable, the Police Administration will then endorse or confirm the enlistment into the service,” he added.
Story: Albert K. Salia
Police strengthen recruitment procedures
THE Police Administration has strengthened safeguards in its recruitment procedures to prevent miscreants from being enlisted into the Ghana Police Service.
In line with that, persons seeking recruitment into the service will have to go through more rigorous physical, background and certificate checks before they are recruited.
According to the Police Administration, no one will be exempted from the selection criteria and those who do not measure up to the new requirements will not be entertained.
The Police Administration has fixed the latter part of June or early July, this year for the next recruitment exercise by which time a number of ongoing accommodation projects would have been handed over to the service.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, told the Daily Graphic that recruitment into the service would be handled in a manner that would make it impossible for miscreants or persons without the calling to join the Ghana Police Service.
He said the Police Administration had set a criteria for subsequent recruitment into the service and anyone who did not meet the requirements would not be recruited.
“This is what we term positive purging. We will check every information provided, the references, verification of certificates and qualifications, among others,” he said.
Mr Quaye said the Police Administration was already having problems with some persons on protocol enlistment or those recommended by persons in positions of trust.
He said if it was found that an applicant lied while providing information, that person’s name would be deleted from the list and also would be liable for prosecution.
He added that there would be no wholesale passing out as was the case in the past.
According to him, the attitude, character, comportment and performance of trainees would be assessed and anyone who fell short of any of the training requirements would be sent home.
Mr Quaye said the new training regime required that any trainee who was repeated once would not be allowed to be repeat for the second time while an outright failure would warrant dismissal.
“We want to ensure that those who pass-out are those who deserve to wear the uniform,” he said.
The IGP said the curriculum for police training was being revised, and instructors would also have to meet the requisite capabilities of instructors.
Mr Quaye said after trainees had also passed out, he or she would be under probation for one year during which they would be monitored and observed.
“If the reports from the supervisors are favourable, the Police Administration will then endorse or confirm the enlistment into the service,” he added.
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