Constable Prince Fordjour of the National SWAT, a young police officer, will end the week GHS11,000 richer as a result of his generous gesture of returning money he found at a bank’s ATM.
Constable Fordjour’s honesty was rewarded on Friday, July 16, 2021, at the Police Headquarters in Accra by Stanbic Bank and his boss, the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh.
According to the police, the officer found GHS2,000 cash dispensed at the Abeka Total branch of Stanbic Bank with nobody in sight.
He resisted the urge to keep the money and instead reported the incident to his commanding officer, Chief Superintendent Theodore Hlormenu, who returned the money to the bank.
The commander was impressed by the officer’s actions, which he claimed embodied the Police Service’s philosophy.
“It is not about the amount involved but the gesture of the constable which personifies what the police represents in the community, which is the same as our motto ‘Service with Integrity’,” he said.
Stanbic bank rewarded the officer with a special investment fund of GHS4,000; a gift voucher of GHS 1,000, a current account credited with GHS1,000 and corporate souvenirs of Stanbic Bank, for displaying honesty and integrity.
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, was so impressed with Constable Fordjour’s actions that he gave him a GHS5,000 cash reward and commended the bank for not keeping the news to themselves.
The IGP took use of the opportunity to encourage police officers to always do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
source: citinewsroom
