58 Police officers sacked; 35 demoted

A total of 58 police officers were dismissed from the service while 35 others were also demoted for misconduct last year.

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Alhassan revealed this at the passing out ceremony of new police recruits at the National Police Training Institute in Accra.

491 recruits graduated on Friday to join the Ghana Police service.

In a speech the Alhassan warned the new recruits to adhere strictly to the service code of conduct.

He added that officers implicated in the recent cell breaks across the country will be severely punished.

“We want to serve notice that all personnel who are found culpable in the ongoing investigations relating to some of these incidents of regional escapes would be sanctioned appropriately”.