Dr George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has made known his intentions on how his administration is going to curb crime while instilling discipline in his service.
He revealed his intentions at the durbar with police officers in the Bono Regional Capital on Friday, making known that his administration has put up some smart moves such as disguising police women dressed as prostitutes as baits to capture criminals.
According to him, this development has led to the decrease in crime across the country.
“Some of them including some women, we were using them as baits – they dress as prostitutes unknown to everybody… to get intelligence for us and things we do you don’t know or you think that the crime in the country has just shot to the lowest level magically? Do you know the things we have done? If we are to tell you, it will blow your mind,” he is quoted in a report by Myjoyonline.com.
On the issue of discipline in the service, Dr Dampare said his administration has also waged a non-discriminatory war against indiscipline which has so far led to some 18 police officers being arrested and charged for various traffic offences.
“It is not the arrest we are interested in, we feel very uncomfortable arresting people because sometimes our own are arrested.
“When we started this policy of bringing discipline across the country, as many as about 18 Police officers have been arrested and put to court for many traffic offences,” he said.
He also revealed that the police administration controlled by him is going to compensate hard work, performance and dedication.
“For this whole idea that we are the people who know our rights and that why is this person promoted and not promoted while the laws are there? It means you don’t read – go and read your CI.
“What you should know is that something that has never happened before has happened on our watch and that type of promotion that is done probably to some few people at headquarters and others, we changed it… the Commanders they know the people who are killing themselves for this job, identify them as long as they are two years in their rank, we will promote them,” the IGP revealed.
