Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has issued a call for the country's youth, particularly those in conflict-prone areas, to lay down their arms and take part in the recruitment process for the police force.
Mr Yohuno reassured young people in Boko that they would have a chance to join the service, provided they meet the necessary requirements, after putting aside their weapons and embracing peace.
Addressing the press, Mr Yohuno noted the difficulties of achieving regional balance in the recruitment process, which has often been centralised at the national headquarters in Accra.
He expressed a desire to ensure that people from all parts of the country, including remote regions, are given the opportunity to apply for police service roles. "I want to give the people the assurance that they can be recruited into the police service," Yohuno said. "They should lay down their weapons, and once they do, they will have the opportunity to go through the normal recruitment process, just like anyone else." He acknowledged that many areas of the country, such as Bawku, had been historically underrepresented in the recruitment process, leaving the country's security services with a skewed regional composition.
