The Ghana Police Service has begun a nationwide weapons’ audit as part of measures to root out rogue officers, who have found their way into the service.
Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye, the Ashanti Regional Commander, said the goal was to monitor weapons they were keeping, to check on any unauthorized ones in their custody.
He told journalists in Kumasi that the police hierarchy was determined to go to every length to cleanse the service of the “bad nuts”.
He warned that any officer caught engaged in criminal activities, especially robbery, would be ruthlessly dealt with to serve as a deterrent.
COP Boakye said they would never allow the few miscreants to create image problems for the service.
He made reference to recent incidents where police officers had been caught in robbery and car snatching incidents and said such shameful acts could not be allowed to continue.
The Regional Commander called on the general public to remain alert and avoid being swindled in the effort to join the police service.
“No police officer or civilian could get anyone recruited through the back-door. Those interested in joining the service should therefore go through the right process,” he said, adding that, “cutting corners would simply not work.”
GNA