The management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says Any member of the public who has been extorted by an Immigration Officer at any of the inland checkpoints should 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.
It in a statement issued in Accra over the weekend, the GIS said it doesn’t condone such conducts hence its advice to the public to report any officer who tries to extort money from them. The following is the full statement.
It has come to the attention of the Management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) that some Officers stationed at the Immigration Inland Checkpoints are 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.
These 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.
Meanwhile, Management has cautioned Commanders at the various Regions and Sectors to ensure that Officers posted to these checkpoints conduct themselves professionally.
SGD.
C/SUPT. MICHAEL AMOAKO-ATTA
HEAD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
