The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), has reshuffled senior police officers which have seen the Regional Police Commander for the Upper East Region moved to the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) as its Director.
DCOP Simon Afeku will be replaced by Volta Regional Police Commander, DCOP Vincent Redeemer Dedjo.
Other changes have also been made at the regional command level. The Director General, Special Duties, DCOP Osabarima Oware Asare Pinkro III has now been appointed as the new Accra Regional Police Commander.
The current commander of the Accra Regional Police Command ACP Timothy Yosa Bonga, has now been moved to head the Inspection Unit.
DCOP David Ampah-Bennin, Director-General/PIPS, has also been appointed the Central Regional Police Commander.
DCOP Isaac Ken Yeboah, the Northern Regional Police Commander, is now the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, whilst DCOP George Tuffuor, Director of the Education and Training Directorate, has been transferred to head the Tema Regional Police Command.
The Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kwasi Mensah-Duku, has now been appointed the Western Regional Police Commander.
The IGP has also appointed ACP Nana Asomah Hinneh, who is currently the Deputy Volta Regional Police Command to head the Command in the region.
DCOP Kwame Tachie-Poku, who is currently the Central Regional Police Command, has now been moved to the Brong Ahafo Region to head the command there.
COP Kofi Boakye, who is the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, will now become the new Director of Research and Planning, a position currently held by COP Rose Bio Atinga.
On the other hand, COP Rose Bio Atinga, will now become the Director General, Technical.
The Commandant of the Police Command and Staff College at Winneba, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, is headed to Accra to be the new Director General of ICT, a post previously held by the current IGP.
COP Ransford Ninson, who is the Director General, Administration, has now been appointed the Director General, Welfare, whiles COP James Oppong-Boanuh, Director General Services, has been appointed as the Director General Administration.
BY: Offei-Akoto Ayeh/a1radioonline.com/Ghana
