Kwame Asare Obeng, better known as ‘A Plus’, has asserted that Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare is facing a barrage of betrayals and attacks from within his own ranks. According to the social commentator and politician, certain high-ranking members of the police force are disgruntled because Dampare, known for his firm stance against corruption, poses a threat to their illicit activities.

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A Plus suggests that these individuals, who view Dampare as a challenge, are often the orchestrators of various misconducts within the police service, including those perpetrated by lower-ranking personnel.

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He made these statements while highlighting his relationship with the IGP during an interview with KSM, “People are attacking Dampare because there has been so much rot in the police service and they have never experienced such a radical leader like him. He is trying to ensure that the police are doing police work.“He wants to ensure that you can’t be standing by the roadside taking one-cedi bribes.

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So, when he came, there were some officers up there who were part of that. He couldn’t trust them to deal with that, so he brought a new crop of policemen out there checking on everyone. Now they are crying that the small boys are not respecting the big men. If you are a big man and you’re a thief, nobody will respect you.”

continued, “Alex Mensah and his team are people I don’t trust. They

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just want to get him out so they can have their way. These situations happen to everyone. It happens to people in high places who choose to do the right thing. Every time, an agenda is set against people who do the right thing.”A Plus, however, rallied support for the IGP and the likes of the Special Prosecutor and Chief Justice, who, according to him, are ‘doing the Lord’s work’.“Good people need people to support them.

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So, you cannot talk ill about the special prosecutor, the Chief Justice, and the IGP to me. I know them and these are people who mean well,” he stressed.

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