The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has called on the general public to report Immigration Officers who extort monies from them at the various borders across the country.
The service made this known via a press statement released on September 10.
In a communique signed by its Head of Public Affairs, C/Supt. Michael Amoako-Atta, he said "Any member of the public who is extorted by an Immigration Officer at any of the inland checkpoints is to take note of his or her name tag and the duty post where it occurred and report to the nearest Immigration Service Office or the Immigration Professional Standards and Ethics Section at the Regional or National Headquarters.
The call comes following the attention of the Management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) which was drawn to some Officers stationed at the Immigration Inland Checkpoints alleged to be extorting monies from members of the public, especially at the Northern frontiers of the country.
"Management of the Service will like to reiterate the objective of these inland checkpoints which are there to serve as a second layer of passenger profiling to be able to counter any entry of extremist groups into the country, to safeguard national security and also for the safety of the traveling public"
The communique stressed that the inland checkpoints are technically a part of the border lines and consequently have security protocols that members of the traveling public are to follow.
"Any member of the public who is extorted by an Immigration Officer at any of the inland checkpoints is to take note of his or her name tag and the duty post where it occurred and report to the nearest Immigration Service Office or the Immigration Professional Standards and Ethics Section at the Regional or National Headquarters"
The statement noted that Management has cautioned Commanders at the various Regions and Sectors to ensure that Officers posted to these checkpoints conduct themselves professionally.
Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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