The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has interdicted 27 of its officers who are said to have engaged in various offenses that have brought the reputation of the Service into disrepute.
According to a statement signed by the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi, the officers in question have been accused of engaging in activities such as recruitment and/or visa fraud, among other offenses, which violate Immigration Service Regulations, 2016 (L.I. 2245) Regulation 138 (1)(a) and (k).
The interdictions are intended to help internal disciplinary procedures conduct full investigations into the incidents. Following the investigations, individuals found responsible will face legal action.
The interdicted officers are identified as Chief Superintendent Philipson Adeti, Superintendent Dominic Eshun, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Marvin Essandoh, Senior Inspector (Snr. Insp.) Augustine Nuamah, Snr. Insp. Martin Owusu, Inspector (Insp.) Stephen Kofi Acheampong, Insp. Patrick Asante, Insp. Benjamin Darko, Assistant Inspector (Asst. Insp.) Victor Donkor, Asst. Insp. Daniel Danso Ntiamoah, Asst. Insp. Wisdom Ahorlu, Asst. Insp. Wisdom Elorm Addo, Asst. Insp. Hamdiya Abass, Asst. Insp. Elizabeth Quainoo, Asst. Insp Isaac Dzihlornu, Asst. Insp. Edmund Agbotey, Asst. Insp. Mary Agyemang Duah, Immigration Control Officer (ICO) Iddrisu Adam, ICO Christopher Torgbenu, ICO Joseph Ampomah, and ICO Francis Dabi.
The remaining officers include Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I) Cosmos Dakora, AICO I Ebenezer Azumah, AICO I Bright Buabeng, AICO I Collins Nyarko, AICO II Solomon Koney Laryea, and AICO II Samuel Kuranchie.
The Ghana Immigration Service urged members of the public who may have been victims of the alleged acts of these officers to come forward and provide information to assist in the ongoing investigations.
