Pwalugu Police Academy to receive facelift

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga The Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region is to under go a major facelift and refurbishment that will lead to the transformation and establishment of a specialized Police Training School. Commissioner of Police, (COP) Mr John Kudalor, Director General in charge of Operations announced this during a working visit to the Upper East Regional Police Training School at Pwalugu in the Talensi District. A statement issued and signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP), Mr Thomas Yaw Agbanyo, Upper East Regional Police Public Affairs Officer and copied to the Daily Graphic quoted COP Kudalor as explaining that the decision to transform the Pwalugu Police Training School in region into a Specialized Police Training School is to train police personnel in line with the professional standards of policing in the world. It further quoted COP Kudalor as saying that the Pwalugu facility was chosen for such purpose because of it remoteness, the terrain and the robust nature of the area to meet the changing and challenging needs of the Ghana Police Service. He said feasibility study for the school including the renovation and reshaping of the existing facilities to meet the requirement that would be needed for the establishment of the specialized training school will soon be carried out. COP Kudalor said after the refurbishment of the existing facilities, personnel who will be passing though the institution will receive training in riot control, public order management, and first aid to victims of accidents, traffic management and operational and defensive driving. He said in addition, the Formed Police Unit of the service and the Armored Car Squadron of the Ghana Police Service will also be trained at the school. Other area of study will include snipers, anti terrorism study, negotiators, mediators and rescuers of kidnappers as a way of meeting the requirements of modern day policing. He reiterated the fact that all these arrangements is meant to meet the changing and challenging trends of policing which is the best practice across the world. During his tour of the region, COP Kudalor addressed the current recruits on admission at the school and told them discipline formed the core of policing and that any untoward act on the part of the recruits, would not be countenanced. He urged them to take their training seriously in order to become better policemen and women in the future. COP Kudalor was accompanied by Commander of the Reformed Police Force, Chief Superintendent Mr Hamza Yakubu, the second in Command of the Rapid Deployment Force, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Alex Adjevie, the second in Command of the Reformed Police Force, Superintendent of Police, Mr Ackom and the Staff Officer of the Director General, Operations, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr Turkson. -End- Benjamin.glover@graphic.com.gh