We do not appear to be serious as a nation. Not at all, we can bet. A few weeks ago, we did report the story about a certain superior law enforcement officer’s criminalities.
We are told that the said officer, Chief Superintendent Felix Anyidoho, previously a Crime Officer at Airport Police Station, has been transferred to the CID headquarters following the breaking of the story. But for a few questions he might have answered at the CID headquarters, he is unscathed.
The transfer rather than interdiction has turned out to be the most preferred option at the CID headquarters. How sad!
His transfer to the CID headquarters suggests recognition of sorts for his ‘meritorious performance’ by the Police administration.
We are reliably informed that the gentleman has multiple dockets at the Professional Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) Unit but being a protected officer, the cases are not proceeding beyond the papers on which they were composed.
Others with less serious offences have long been showed the exit with ignominy, an apt example of the discrimination existing in the Police Service and other state institutions.
For some, no matter their offences or even criminality, being protected persons, nothing would happen to them as in the case of the person under review. Why are we doing this to our country and think the repercussions would be positive?
Ghana, especially the Police Service, must rid itself of such anomalies in order that it may grow to the level of a civilised society.
The protection being given some officers is not good for the image of the managers of the law enforcement agents and the country as a whole.
Why should action be stayed on the many cases brought against Chief Superintendent Anyidoho? What is the difference between him and those who waylaid a bullion van besides the isolation of murder?
He uses false pretences to usurp mostly cars from unsuspecting persons. In one of the many cases against him, he reportedly bought a car from somebody for which he presented him with a cheque which was dishonoured at the bank, the action having been repeated. The vehicle in question was then used to defraud other persons using sophisticated tricks as he directed the criminality in the background.
Which police officer can do this if they do not have godfathers in both the Ghana Police Service and the corridors of power?
With a track record of similar crimes to his credit, we can only conclude that some persons are exempted from the law. Our society is sick and needs both spiritual and political deliverance to survive if the likes of the man under review are allowed to straddle the country to perpetrate illegalities even in state uniforms.
What moral right would the law enforcement institution have to seek to enforce the laws of the land when its agents can do as they please and go scot-free?