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Stop listening to music while
on duty, Police cautioned
By Awudu Salami Sule,
Ghanadot
Accra, Sept 1, Ghanadot - It is
very common now a days to come across a duty police
personnel with walkman or mobile phone in
his or her ears listening to music.
Most prominent people with security background in the
country have on several occasions spoken
against what they called the
irresponsible attitude of these police personnel but
little had been achieved in terms of changing this attitude.
One of the high profile security officers
in the country to have recently expressed grave concern
about this attitude of police
personnel who choose to listen to music instead of working
at their duty post was DCOP Rose Bio Atinga, the Greater
Accra Regional Police Commander.
The first female police commander in the Greater Accra
Region revealed that the good people of Ghana are looking up
to the police to deliver in these crucial times.
"But instead of being alert on duty
some personnel rather go to their duty points with walkmans
and mobile phones in their ears listening to music", adding
they cannot afford to disappoint Ghanaians who are looking
up to them for security.
The Regional Commander made these remarks when she inspected
a parade held in honour of the Inspector General Police,
Paul Quaye on August 31 at the forecourt of the Regional
Police Headquarters.
DCOP Rose Bio Atinga also expressed worry over the way and
manner some police officers dressed. She revealed that some
of the police personnel refused to wear the headgear while
some of the women carry bags especially polythene ones
whilst in uniform.
"To be able to work effectively police officers must eschew
all acts that will tarnish the image of the service and we
must re-dedicate ourselves to fighting crime in the country
especially armed robbery", she advised.
Ghanadot
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