President Akufo-Addo promotes 27 police officers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promoted four Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commissioners of Police (COP).

The President has also promoted 23 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP) to the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOP).

The promotion was done upon recommendation of the Police Council, a statement from the Ghana Police Service said.

The four new COPs are: Director-General/Police Professional & Standards, Mr Vincent Redeemer Dedjoe; Bono Regional Police Commander, Mr Godfred Owusu Boateng; Director- General/Operations, Mr Kwaku Boadu Peprah and Director-General/ Information Communications Technology, Mr Frederick Adu-Anim.

The 23 new DCOPs are:

Mr Joseph Obeng - Deputy Director, Service workshops/National Headquarters
Mr Peter Baba Atinak - Deputy Eastern Regional Police Commander
FR. George Arthur - Director, Religious Affairs/National Headquarters
Mr Emmanuel Afriyie Sakyi - Deputy Accra Regional Police Commander
Mr Nelson Opoku - Deputy Director, Audit/National Headquarters
Mr Vance Baba Gariba - Director, ICT/National Headquarters
Mr Isaac Emmanuel Quist - Administrator/CID Headquarters
Mr Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku - Deputy Volta Regional Police Commander
Mr Alexander Kwame Amenyo - Deputy Upper East Regional Police Commander
Mr Dennis Abade Akob-Dem - Deputy Central Regional Police Commander
Mr Haruna Saeed — Director, Payroll/National Headquarters
Mr Moses Ali Kpeachin - Deputy North East Regional Commander
Mr Sebastian Atsu Wemegah - Deputy Oti Regional Police Commander
Mr Charles Botwe - Officer Commanding Regional Police Training School/ Kumasi
Mr Michael Nketiah Frimpong - Finance Officer, National Police Training School/Accra
Mr Ernest Akrasi Kirk Mensah - Deputy Western- North Regional Commander
Mr Francis Nyametso - Director, Serious Crime Registry/CID Headquarters
Mr Ebenezer Larbi - Deputy Savannah Regional Police Commander
Mr Charles Kwabla Normesinu - Director, Inspectorate Unit/National Headquarters
Mr Samuel Alfred Winful - Tepa Divisional Police Commander- Ashanti
Mr Francis Agrippa Oppong - Offinso Divisional Police Commander- Ashanti
Mr Ebenezer Ampofo - Berekum Divisional Police Commander- Bono/Region
Mr Martin Kwaku Ayiih - Commanding Officer Central MTTD/Accra