Mr Ambrose Derry, Minister of Interior has called on community members to provide accommodation to the Police Service personnel posted to their areas.
This, he said, would go a long way to help in the effective discharge of their duties to provide maximum security in the communities, whiles combating crime.
“A sustainable provision of adequate security was a collective responsibility and it behooves on community members to do their part to contribute to the provision of office and residential accommodation to enable the police to function optimally”, he added.
Mr Derry made the appeal at the inauguration of a three-storey Police quarter, built by the Asante Akim-North District Assembly at Agogo.
He said one of the major challenges facing the police administration was residential and office accommodation for personnel in the various communities.
The Minister said the lack of accommodation was making it difficult for the Police administration to post personnel to especially, the newly developed and sprawling communities to increase police visibility and patrols.
Mr Derry stressed the need for community members to foster cordial police-community relationship by providing timely information to help fight criminal activities.
Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr James Oppong Boanuh, Deputy Inspector General of Police, urged personnel of the Service to exhibit greater professionalism in the discharge of their duties to win the confidence and trust of the people.
He said they should respect the rights of people who come into conflict with the law, protect informants, ensure regularity and punctuality in their work while exhibiting high integrity in the discharge of their duties.
COP Boanuh condemned acts of violent demonstrations in some parts of the country and called on aggrieved persons to use peaceful and lawful means to seek redress for grievances.
Source: GNA
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Very True, the few Police quarters I have visited are horrible. I wonder how they eat in that dirty environments. Its only few who have built themselves that are doing well when it comes to neatness. What do you think can motivate others to give out accommodation to them? When you have a soldier living around you, people including ***barred word*** are afraid to do anything nasty. Its not the same as Police men ooo. So what is our gain????
You must as well educate the Police officers and their Wives to be health conscious. Majority of the Police Officers and their wives are not neat koraaa. Just look at any police apartments in the country, very ***barred word***. WQe cannot use our tax payers money to build houses for them to just spoil it. How can I give my house or room to a police officer? They are not neat at all. Majority of their wife too are mere lazy. Common cleaning they would not do. So please, tell them to be neat and clean.