Yesterday, the Nigerian police force through the Force Public relations officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, shared in his social media page yesterday that two female officers were suspended for indiscipline act and the violation of rules guiding the Police department.On his page, he said the inspector general of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba …
Read More »Four Ugandan police officers face dismissal for arresting bride at wedding reception
A Ugandan police officer who arrested a bride during her wedding reception is currently in jail over charges of unprofessionalism and exhibiting lack of judgment. A police statement said three others who he acted with are currently on the run. The statement said the arrest was “reprehensible and based on …
Read More »Sierra Leone Protest: Eight officers killed
Eight police officers were killed during violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the country’s youth minister told CNN on Thursday. The officers, six men and two women, were “brutalized” and killed in the area where the protests held on Wednesday, youth minister Mohamed Orman Bangura said. Hundreds of …
Read More »Qualified relatives to replace Police Officers who die on duty – IGP
Police officers who die in the line of duty will now have qualified relatives recruited into the service to compensate for the loss, the Inspector-General of Police Dr George Akuffo Dampare has disclosed. According to the IGP, the initiative is part of a broad range of measures being taken by …
Read More »EC to appoint special officers to collate 2024 election results
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has hinted at appointing special officers who will help collate the 2024 election results. This, the Commission says, will help solve some challenges that arise at collation centres. Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare, speaking with Nana Osei Ampofo Adjei …
Read More »IGP reshuffles top officers
The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has made some changes within the high command of the Ghana Police Service. In the current reshuffle, the Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Iddi Seidu has been moved to the National Patrols Department to serve as deputy to the Director General, …
Read More »Two police officers interdicted over death of suspect
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted two officers over the death of a suspect who was under detention at the Abrafo-Kokoben Police Station in the Ashanti Region. They are No.44908 G/Sgt. Isaac Amponsah Broni and No.55453 G/Const. Solomon Yeboah. According to reports, the deceased suspect, who was arrested on August …
Read More »Fire Service sacks 11 officers for recruitment fraud, indiscipline
Eleven officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been dismissed after they were fingered in a recruitment fraud. The officers, according to a statement from the service and addressed to Daily Graphic, were fired on the grounds of indiscipline. The statement indicated that those dismissed were composed of …
Read More »VIDEO: Why police officers faced off in public
The public face-off between a junior Police officer and his superior in the Ashanti region has trigged an internal disciplinary process by the Ghana Police Service in order to address the misunderstanding which resulted in heated verbal exchanges. The incident, the Police said in a statement, occurred on Wednesday, July …
Read More »VIDEO: Sex workers run helter-skelter as police officers burst popular joints
A video is making rounds of alleged prostitutes taking to their heels after the police stormed all their popular joints in Benin city. It has been alleged that the Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki ordered the eradication of all prostitutes “ashawo” from the state. Edo state has been known to …
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