The Western Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Akuribah Yaagy, has appealed to officers under his command to purge the service of bad nuts.
“Those officers denting the image of the institution with unprofessional conduct must be exposed to redeem the image of the service.
"Until we purge ourselves of all these misconduct and serve the public with integrity and be willing to be accountable to the public, we shall all be pretending to be fighting crime and maintaining law and order in our communities," he stressed.
He made the appeal in Takoradi at a special meeting where he addressed officers drawn from the various divisions and commands in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.
The address preceded a familiarization tour of the various units of the police service in the metropolis.
The Regional Commander explained that armed robbery, extortion, blackmailing and lack of civility, are among unprofessional activities, being carried out by officers lately to dent the image of the police institution.
He warned against these activities, especially ahead of this year’s crucial presidential and parliamentary elections, saying "personnel are expected to be very professional and be seen to be very neutral in their dealings with political parties and the general public. Anything short of this will attract severe sanctions”.
On training opportunities for officers, he said all members of the Regional Command, are to avail themselves to be trained to understand how to effectively to apply the Public Order Act 1994 (Act 491).
He urgedofficers to engage youth groups, traditional rulers, opinion leaders, political parties, media and civil society groups to be decorous in their utterances in order to ensure a peaceful election.
The Regional Commander, who assumed office recently, also asked officers to be fair to all political players canvassing for votes in the country.
Touching on leadership, DCOP Yaagy, said "whenever we find ourselves in leadership position, we should remember to lead, mentor, and bring all on board to work towards achieving our goal of preventing crime and making our communities safer"
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