Seven EOCO employees fired for extortion – Director | General news

Seven workers from the Economic and Organized Crime Bureau (EOCO) have been fired for extortion and conflict of interest over the past two years.

According to Frank Adu Poku, Executive Director of EOCO, this move is part of an ongoing "house cleaning" exercise to remove suspicious staff from the system and reduce public perception of corruption at EOCO.

He added that EOCO should strengthen its engagement with the media and the general public in a spirit of transparency.

He spoke at a stakeholder engagement on EOCO activities, organized under the theme: Fighting organized crime in Ghana, a shared responsibility.

"Between 2017 and 2018, seven officers were removed from office for extortion and conflict of interest, and three of them are currently under a ban for various offenses," said Mr Poku.

Speaking in the same program, Chief Justice Sophia-Akuffo recommended that EOCO strike a balance between the demand for information and what is disseminated as it tends to jeopardize investigations.

She cited the example of the three abducted girls from Takoradi.