{"id":1175615,"date":"2022-08-12T13:12:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/12\/qualified-family-members-to-replace-police-officers-who-die-in-line-of-duty-igp\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T13:12:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:12:18","slug":"qualified-family-members-to-replace-police-officers-who-die-in-line-of-duty-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/12\/qualified-family-members-to-replace-police-officers-who-die-in-line-of-duty-igp\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualified family members to replace police officers who die in line of duty &#8211; IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Qualified family members to replace police officers who die in line of duty - IGP\" title=\"Qualified family members to replace police officers who die in line of duty - IGP\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare has revealed that officers who die in line of duty will be replaced by qualified relatives.<\/p>\n<p>According to the IGP, the initiative is to compensate the family for the loss of their kin.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Dampare explained that the move is part of measures to encourage officers to deliver their best.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SDDYDtopK3Y\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Qualified family members to replace police officers who die in line of duty \u2013 IGP\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDDYDtopK3Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have provisionalise the environment to the level that when you [an officer] die in line of duty with all the courtesy that we give, we also open the opportunity for a child of yours or a brother who is qualified to be recruited to take your place. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relative will continue the works that you couldn\u2019t finish because of your untimely death in line of duty. So it will be a way of pacifying the family for their loss,\u201d he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that the objective is to transform the Service into an efficient one.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the numerous challenges confronting the Service will not deter him from achieving that goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want a police service of the people, by the people and for the people. We want to make the Service the best institution in the country and a reference point in the world,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dampare also urged the public to criticise the Police but do so constructively since destructive criticisms could destroy the morale of the officers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCriticise us but please do so constructively so that the men and women of the service are not demoralised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare has revealed that officers who die in line of duty will be replaced by qualified relatives. According to the IGP, the initiative is to compensate the family for the loss of their kin. 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