[ 2021-02-17 ]

Police seek Psychology Association’s help in dealing with suicide cases
The Police Administration has sought the
intervention of the Psychology Association of
Ghana to deal with the recent upsurge in suicide
cases among police officers.








Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister-designate for the
Interior, said this when he appeared before
Parliament's Appointments Committee on Tuesday,
for vetting.

Nonetheless, he said, the Police Administration
had instituted full-scale investigations into the
incidents to establish whether it was true suicide
cases or otherwise.

Three police officers within a period of three
weeks have allegedly committed suicide.

The Half Assini District Police Commander,
Superintendent Cyprian Zenge, was the first to
allegedly shoot himself with his own side-arm,
followed by DSP Asian Divine Yao at Ashiaman, and
Constable Eugene Yelnora of the National
Protection Unit.

Mr Dery said he had tasked the Police
Administration to strengthen its Counselling
Department to extend counselling services to
police personnel.

He has also asked the Police Service to increase
the deployment of religious leaders including
pastors and imams to all the district police
commands to offer counselling.

With regard to efforts to clamp down on incidents
of armed robberies on the highways, the
Minister-designate said the Police Administration
had increased combat patrols and snap checks to
deal with the situation.

It had also given police escort to tomato traders
who travel to Burkina Faso to buy the fruit.

Mr Dery said if given the nod he would extend more
resources to continue the Police Transformation
Programme to address the accommodation and
logistical challenges.

Source - GNA

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