Ghana Police Service begins recruitment

The Ghana Police Service has said it has began processes to recruit new officers into the service this year.

A statement signed by Superintendent Cephas Arthur, Director of Public Affairs at the Police service, said details of the recruitment processes would be published in the Ghanaian Times and Daily Graphic Newspapers on Monday.

“The Police Administration wishes to inform the general public, especially persons desirous of joining the Police Service, that all is set for the Police to commence recruitment into the Service for the year 2016,” the statement said.

The statement also advised the general public to be wary of fraudsters during the recruitment process.

“Enlisting into the Service will strictly follow the processes that will be spelt out in the advert. Members of the public are further advised to be wary of fraudsters who may offer to assist them join the Service, or those who may present themselves as middlemen contracted by the Police to recruit on its behalf.” “The Police wishes to state categorically that no such middlemen or contractors have been engaged to sell forms or recruit on its behalf,” the statement said.

The police however indicated that forms will not be sold for the recruitment exercise, and urged Ghanaians to report suspicious recruitment activities to the nearest Police Station or the CID Headquarters.

The Inspector General of Police John Kudalor had earlier indicated that it will embark on an electronic recruitment in order to avoid scams associated with recruitment in the service.

The Police service has been hit with a number of recruitment scams in recent times.

With the electronic recruitment, the IGP is optimistic that human influence in the recruitment process will reduce.