Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, Inspector General of Police (IGP), has cautioned senior police officers to exercise the requisite degree of supervision over their subordinates, to ensure that the Code of Conduct governing the service is obeyed.
"Officers must be fair and firm in ensuring that incorrigible personnel are dealt with in accordance with the process of law and weeded out of office. We cannot afford to continue keeping in our fold personnel who have, by their nefarious activities become more of liabilities than assets to the Service," he said.
Addressing officers during a visit to Accra Regional Office on Tuesday, the IGP noted that the corporate image of the Service, had suffered seriously in recent times due to some reprehensible behaviours exhibited by some officers in the performance of their duties.
He said serious human right violations had unfortunately become the 'trade mark' of some officers who flagrantly disregard the basic principles of human rights protection, the rule of law and the tenets of democratic policing.
Mr Quaye announced that henceforth, all motor checks on the highways and other busy roads should only be authorised by Regional Commanders, adding that the Police Headquarters would also be sending out inspection teams along the major routes in the country and any personnel found engaging in any shameful activity would be dealt with.
"In this connection, Special Service Enquiry Panel will be constituted to deal expeditiously with all cases of misconduct arising from illegal activities from officers," he explained.
Mr Quaye mentioned lack of accommodation and vehicles as some challenges plaguing the service and pledged to do all within his power to address the problems.
"Some senior officers continue to occupy single room barracks accommodation. Personnel cannot be expected to give off their best if they do not have decent places to lay their heads," he said.
Mr Quaye reminded the police of their constitutional duty to work towards ensuring that citizens go about their legitimate businesses without fear and disturbances from law breakers and urged them to work in close collaboration with sister security organisations, for the betterment of the people of Ghana.
In her welcome address, the Accra Regional Police Commander, Ms Rose Bio Atinga pledged the readiness of her officers in combating crime in Accra to lift the image of the service.