Emmanuel Kutin, a security analyst, believes so much has gone wrong within the police for the Inspector General of Police to have resigned from his position in a civilized democracy.
The executive director of African Centre for Security and Counter-Terrorism was decrying the failure of leadership in the country to take responsibility for mishaps which happen under them.
Speaking to Stephen Anti on TV3’s News@10 Saturday, Mr. Kutin said incidents of police personnel exhibiting unprofessionalism which in some cases have been fatal to innocent citizens have become one too many.
There have been reports of several atrocities committed by police personnel in a spate of one week. These include the killing of seven persons branded as armed robbers in the Ashanti region, the roundly condemned brutality against a middle-aged woman by an officer and the case of a policeman accidentally shooting and killing a bullion van driver.
“If it was a functional democracy, a beg to differ, the position of the IGP, as we talk today and now should have been untenable, because everything ends up with you; to the extent that even the regional commander is at post, it makes us not a serious country,” he analysed.
Focus on trainers
Mr. Kutin also suggested that it was time the training of police personnel was refined to reflect the needs of the 21st century.
“It is now about time we move away from the trainee, and focus on the trainers, because the trainee is the product of the trainer. We have to look at the training regime, which predates the colonial era,” the security analyst remarked.
He rallied the support of all to help the police service come out of what he called crisis, which is bedeviling the security agency.
“We have a problem on our hand…let’s admit the police are challenged, they are in crisis and we need to help them.”
In the face of the recent challenges, he warned against unnecessary provocation of the police because as humans, they may be forced to react nastily.
Source: 3news
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
If your logic of 'concentrating on trainers rather than trainees'is anything to go by,you should have condemned the regime that recruited the erring officers. Then advice current training to up their 'trade'. Because products are the result of production process. 'Political recruitment'should have been condemned,and unadulterated professionalism should have been your recommendation to diffuse political 'insinuations',or hidden motive.
Experts wor Ghana tweaaa
This is the Hour and moment of Truth. When you throw a Stone to the Wall, it comes back to hit you. I blame this unprofessional Policing on NDC and NPP Politicians. Who used their so-called unholy Protocol to push their uncivilized and uneducated Foot-Soldiers To Public Institutions like the: Military, Police, Fire Service, Immigration Customs etc, etc. I think the best solution is, all this Service personnel need to go back to Training. To learn everything all over again, to avoid future calamity like this. If not, the worse and unexpected is yet to come. Mark my word.
It's not IGP issues Mr. Kutin,it's about the quality of recruitment,as politicians have over the years influenced the recruitment.Discipline and training must be looked at.It's time we overhaul their training system and redefine it to be citizen friendly.They must be taught the constitution and human right issues.
Aaaaah!!! there goes another misdirected self appointed so called security expert. Strange that you are not calling for the head of the district, divisional or even the regional commander but the IGP's. Just a couple of months ago, Capt. Smart of Adom FM in his usual thought provoking rabble rousing, indicated that our police service are inadequately trained and that most of them carry empty guns. We all lamented the broad day light massacre of the innocent police constable at Lapaz and also the night patrol police rider killed in Tema. These are a few examples. If its true that the deceased exchanged fire with the police, what other options were the police left with. Instead of waiting for the independent commission to commence their investigations, this so called security expert is drawing conclusions. Kw---as1a biaaa sori aaa n'a he dey talk sh111te. I agree with KK, if you have an issue with the IGP better say so.
Please if you have any issue with the IGP better say it stop going round it. Do you have a proof that these policemen who are in trouble now were trained or personally recuited by the IGP? In your submission Mr Kutin you said we should not unnecessarily provoke the police in the face of these recent challenges but help them. My question then to you is that will the resignation or sacking of the IGP automatically solve these problems. The fundamental problem with the police and the inludes the other security forces is that of the protocol system. If personnels will be recuited base on their competence then I believe we will be able to reduce these incidence. Again the resignation or sacking of the IGP will not solve the problem.