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Police Commanders embrace ABC

Police Commanders embrace ABC

Sierra Leone Police Local Unit Commanders (LUCs) in the Eastern Region Thursday 6th hosted a dialogue forum with executives of the Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Secretariat.

Addressing senior police commanders, the Chairman ABC Secretariat, Dr. Ivan Agibola Thomas, is his speech said that the police are a vital maintenance of democratic tenets.

He urged the Local Unit Commanders to try effortfully to build a positive image of the Sierra Leone Police thus changing the perception of the public.

Dr. Thomas reminded the officers that they have been classed as the most corrupt institution in the country.

This, he said, is because of the bad attitudes of a good number of police personnel in their discharge of lawful duties.

He encouraged the LUCs to desist from detailing junior officers at checkpoints to purposely extort money from drivers, but rather try to be role models of society.

National Coordinator ABC Secretariat, Mrs. Nanette Thomas, in her remarks underscored the adverse effects and bad attitudes and behaviors of a number police officers.

She expressed her desire to see a well motivated and equipped police force.

She urged the officers to follow the five pillars of good attitude, which she mentioned as finances, relationships, environment, spiritualities and health.

She challenged that with positive attitudes there is hope for a brighter side of life.

In his response, the acting regional commander Freetown East, Chief Superintendent Suluku Conteh, thanked the management ABC for advising them on issues of attitudes and behaviors and described the meeting as encouraging.

He said the police frown at bad attitudes and behaviors. This, he said, was demonstrated quite recently when some 200 police officers faced the sack for unprofessional conduct.

He assured the management of ABC that they will do everything humanly possible to restore the good image of Sierra Leone police.

By Momoja Lappia

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