The Police has cautioned persons raiding government installations and private properties in the name of protecting state assets to desist from such acts. In a statement, the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur said: “It is an offence for any person or group of persons to take the law … Read more
Some 3000 police recruits were dismissed by the new IGP, Asante-Apeatu The Police Administration has asked graduate applicants seeking enlistment into the Service to exercise patience as the process is still underway. A statement issued by the Administration Wednesday said a seeming silence on the process should not be interpreted as “a sign of delay … Read more
The reassignment of Ashanti Regional Police Commander COP Nathan Kofi Boakye and other officers was not because there had been a change of government, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, has said. COP Kofi Boakye has been reassigned to head the Accra Police Research and Planning unit. This was … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has refuted claims that the recent dismissal of 206 police recruits was politically motivated. There have been rumours that the new IGP, David Asante Apeatu caused the dismissal of the recruits who some believe are sympathisers of the now opposition party, the NDC, under whose reign they were recruited with the … Read more
The Ghana police service has indicated that numbers of recruits dismissed from training camps could increase as the service has not yet completed all its background investigations on all the personnel under training in the country. The Ghana Police Service at the instance of the Director General of Human Resources Commissioner of Police Beatrice Vib-Sanziri … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has allayed fears the over 200 dismissed police recruits from the police training schools in the country will pose danger to the public. Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Supt. Cephas Arthur, told Onua FM Monday that the recruits “are no danger to the society,” indicating they did … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has revealed that the dismissed Police recruits will be prosecuted for forging documents used in their application. The Police Service on Friday dismissed some new recruits for failure to meet the basic qualification standards of the service. The recruitment was made under the former NDC government, and under the leadership of … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has dismissed 206 police recruits who were undergoing training at the Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region, not 3000 as is being speculated in a section of the Ghanaian media, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police Service, has clarified. “The number is 206, not 3000. … Read more
Some of the dismissed 206 police recruits who were undergoing training at the Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region will face criminal prosecution for forging documents used in their application, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, has revealed. The police administration on Friday, 3 February sacked … Read more
The Police Command has directed the withdrawal of some police training recruits for presenting false documents to be enrolled in the country’s Police Training Schools across the country. The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, confirmed this development to Citi News, although he said he was not privy to the numbers of … Read more
Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to you in order that when you are leaving office, you could leave it behind for your predecessor. I will also like you to take a copy of this letter with you for all those IGPs who occupied your seat, who helped bring the image of the Police … Read more
The Police Administration has dismissed reports that its latest reshuffle at the Flagstaff House was politically motivated. There has been a change over in the security detail at the presidency with some 11 police officers being reassigned. Earlier reports suggested that the change was due to the change in government. But the Public Affairs Director … Read more
The Police have arrested six more people for their alleged involvement in various forms of post -election disturbances across the country. The six – Alex Asare, 43; Justice Appiah, 45; Yaa Achiaa; Emmanuel Asare; Joshua Owusu and Eric Amoyisi were all arrested in the Brong Ahafo region in connection with various offences. The first Vice … Read more
The Police have arrested six more people for their alleged involvement in various forms of post -election disturbances across the country. The six – Alex Asare, 43; Justice Appiah, 45; Yaa Achiaa; Emmanuel Asare; Joshua Owusu and Eric Amoyisi were all arrested in the Brong Ahafo region in connection with various offences. The first Vice … Read more
The Office of the President has not prevented or hindered the police from arresting miscreants taking over public offices and properties following a change in government, Police Director of Public Affairs Superintendent Cephas Arthur has said. There have been growing concerns over the wave of unauthorised takeover of public facilities and offices across the country … Read more
The Police Administration has stated that perpetrators of political violence would be stripped of their political colours and prosecuted without fear or favour. “Crimes do not have political party colours. So any act perpetrated in political garb will be stripped of political apparel and be dealt with as crime,” the police said. The decision of … Read more
The Police administration has vowed to deal with persons involved in post election violence. Several cases of post-election and post inauguration violence have been reported across the country. Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been blamed for allegedly attacking opponents and vandalizing and in some cases seizing state properties. They have reportedly taken over … Read more
The Christian Council says the peace of the nation would be jeopardised if violent attacks and seizures of state institutions allegedly perpetrated by some youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are not stopped. Council General Secretary, Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong said these reprisal attacks bleed the “wounds” suffered by some people following the … Read more
It does not lie in the remit of supporters of political parties to protect state installations in Ghana, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, has said. According to him, apart from the Police and other security agencies backed by law, no other person can claim to have the powers … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr John Kudalor, has issued a directive to all commanders of the service across the country to arrest and deal with perpetrators of vandalism and seizure of public facilities. In line with the directive, the commanders are to report on actions taken in relation to such cases to the … Read more