The controversial \u2018Amina brother\u2019 tape has claimed another victim in the person of Police Director of Public Affairs, Superintendent Kwesi Ofori.<\/p>\n
After announcing the interdiction of 17 police officers, Superintendent Ofori has been moved out of his schedule by an angry Inspector General of Police (IGP).<\/p>\n
The IGP\u2019s order is the fallout from the calls made from CID headquarters cells by Michael Ofosu Frimpong, and a subsequent search of the detention facilities which revealed mobile phones and cigarettes in the possession of suspects.<\/p>\n
Although the Facebook page of the Ghana Police Service indicated that the gentleman had been transferred to Tafo Pankrono police command in the Ashanti Region, there were conflicting reports earlier about whether Supt. Ofori had been re-assigned from his schedule or not, after allegedly incurring the wrath of the IGP.<\/p>\n
Whereas the media was awash with news that he had been re-assigned, upon the orders of the IGP, the gentleman denied receiving any communication or signal to that effect and was therefore at post performing his normal duties.<\/p>\n
At the time of going to press, signals received by DAILY GUIDE suggested that he had been transferred to Tafo Pankrono as District Commander, even as he denied that there was such an action.<\/p>\n
In his reaction to the media reports yesterday, he said, \u201cI am at post. I am working with my subordinates and senior ones. Officially, no one has informed me of my transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n
He, however, added that he was ready to serve in any capacity, having had the experience of working in other parts of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a humble public servant, I am prepared to serve anywhere and any place in the country faithfully to the best of my ability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ofori\u2019s handling of the Public Relations (PR) challenge, following the recent interdiction of some police officers over the possession of mobile phones by suspects in cells, did not find favour with his superiors.<\/p>\n
The IGP\u2019s order to search the cells for unauthorized items such as mobile phones, cigarettes and others was fueled by the recent phone calls made from CID cells by Michael Frimpong, a man generally referred to as Amina brother in newspapers.<\/p>\n
Frimpong corroborated the Amina mass rape story, only to deny it afterwards that he was promised money by some NPP stalwarts to do so. Not long after, he caused a political stir when he claimed that he was coached to rope in the politicians by state players.<\/p>\n
News about Mr. Ofori\u2019s re-assignment was said to have been premised on the negative fallouts from the breaking of the news about the interdiction of the officers.<\/p>\n
Supt. Ofori has had a relatively long but checkered tenure in the Public Relations Directorate, during which the police weathered challenges like the MV Benjamin cocaine case, election 2008, the Agbogbloshie killings, the Atiwa and Chereponi by-elections, the Ashaiman shooting incident and other pockets of security challenges across the country, with the latest being the recent teachers\u2019 demonstration where they were fired with tear gas.<\/p>\n
His management of the foregone challenges came under the spotlight when his critics found him to be too economical with the truth.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ofori\u2019s penchant for denials, for some, was a disturbing feature not too good for image-management.<\/p>\n
Teachers in particular found in him a man who messed up their story when he claimed that they were armed with cutlasses at the GNAT Hall.<\/p>\n
The PR Directorate has over the years been headed by officers like Messrs Sam Arthur, S.S. Appiah, Paul Agyemang Pipim, Hayford Asante, Richard Baduweh, Awuni Angwubutoge, David Ampah Bennin, David Eklu and lately Kwesi Ofori.<\/p>\n
The second in command, Cephas Arthur, recently promoted to the rank of DSP, is likely going to act as head of the unit until the IGP takes a final decision on the appointment of a substantive director.<\/p>\n
It is not unusual for PR officers to be moved to other units in mainstream policing.<\/p>\n
The recent interdiction of some officers has made a lot of officers edgy, especially those manning district commands.<\/p>\n
DAILY GUIDE has gathered that some cell inmates were in the past few days found to be in possession of many packets of cigarettes, mobile phones, pairs of scissors and other items.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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