We're Not Debt Collectors – COP Tiwaa | General News

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Maame Yaa COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has reminded police investigators that debt collection is not part of their duties and needs of the practice.

According to her, investigators must investigate criminal cases thoroughly and not engage in debt collection.

"If any officer is found to be involved in police operations, especially civil cases, that person will be dealt with by the police administration," she added.

Her remarks follow a video that captures some personal police collecting debts collection and receiving money for lease from families of suspects.

The undercover investigation by Corruption Watch was carried out in police stations in three regions- Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central.

Tiwaa Addo-Danquah COP this weekend at the closing ceremony of a two-week intensive race organized for CID staff at the Detective Training Academy in Accra.

The race is meant to upgrade the knowledge of the officers to be able to deliver services to Ghanaians, as well as fight crime in communities.

"Crimes have also increased with increasing sophistication, and criminals sometimes outsmart the police and other security agencies because they use their skills and tactics to cover their criminal activities, thus making it difficult for the police to connect to the various crimes.

"Criminal investigations and prosecutions involve a lot of evidence gathering to offend a crime. The major problem for the criminal investigation is that it is likely to be mbadive, but the information is often unknown, incomplete and inaccurate. "

She said that over 300 CID chief inspectors across the country would undergo the training, adding that the CID would ensure that it was all staffed at the lower level of supervision.

The Commander of the Detective Training Academy, Chief Superintendent Benjamin Affisa, in an address, said 82 staff were selected nationwide for the race.

These comments were made with regard to customer care, review of docket, techniques of investigations, supervision of CID books, CID Forms, docket building and money laundering, among others.

He added that 18 seasoned resource persons, including retired General Inspector of Police, members of the bar and bench took the officers through the aforementioned race.

He urged staff to apply the skills, and knowledge gained during the training to effectively combat crime in the country.

Present were Deputy Director General of CID, ACP George Tweneboah, Director of Operations at CID, CPA Joseph Oklu Gyamera and other senior police officers.