[ 2016-08-22 ]

Mr John Kudalor, Inspector General of Police

Police may rescind decision to leave Donkorkrom - IGP
Police Chief John Kudalor has said the people of
Donkorkrom had no justifiable and lawful reason to
have torched the town’s police station.

“They should give me one good reason for
torching the police station,” the Inspector
General of Police demanded in an interview with
Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast
show Ghana Yensom on Monday, 22 August.

Irate residents of the area set the police
station on fire last week during a rowdy
demonstration in connection with the escape of two
police officers who were arrested at near-by town
Maame Krobo for their involvement in a botched
heist operation of a GCB Bank bullion van. The
police opened fire on the demonstrators and also
fired tear gas at them as they surged on the
police post to cause mayhem. The skirmishes
resulted in 16 people getting injured.

Mr. Kudalor, who is on his way to Donkorkrom to
meet with the District Security Council (DISEC),
chiefs, opinion leaders and the local police
leadership over the matter, also denied
allegations levelled against him by the
traditional leaders that he sided with the police
on the matter.

“I haven’t taken sides,” Mr. Kudalor said,
insisting the officers who were in the town are
“peaceful policemen doing their lawful
duties.”

He said even though there are a few “bad
nuts” in the police service, not all of them can
be painted with the same brush, promising that
“…we’ll weed out the bad ones…”
Police Chief John Kudalor has said the people of
Donkorkrom had no justifiable and lawful reason to
have torched the town’s police station.

“They should give me one good reason for
torching the police station,” the Inspector
General of Police demanded in an interview with
Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast
show Ghana Yensom on Monday, 22 August.

Irate residents of the area set the police
station on fire last week during a rowdy
demonstration in connection with the escape of two
police officers who were arrested at near-by town
Maame Krobo for their involvement in a botched
heist operation of a GCB Bank bullion van. The
police opened fire on the demonstrators and also
fired tear gas at them as they surged on the
police post to cause mayhem. The skirmishes
resulted in 16 people getting injured.

Mr. Kudalor, who is on his way to Donkorkrom to
meet with the District Security Council (DISEC),
chiefs, opinion leaders and the local police
leadership over the matter, also denied
allegations levelled against him by the
traditional leaders that he sided with the police
on the matter.

“I haven’t taken sides,” Mr. Kudalor said,
insisting the officers who were in the town are
“peaceful policemen doing their lawful
duties.”

He said even though there are a few “bad
nuts” in the police service, not all of them can
be painted with the same brush, promising that
“…we’ll weed out the bad ones…”

Source - citifmonline.com

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