Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has disclosed that several recruits have been dismissed from security services training schools after they were found to have submitted forged or doctored West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results during the recruitment process.
The Minister said the fraudulent results were detected after the academic documents submitted by the applicants were forwarded to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for verification.
Speaking at a ceremony to open new classroom facilities at the Asokore Mampong Roman Catholic School, Mr Muntaka said recruits whose results are found to have been forged or altered will be placed on a “red list”.
According to him, the measure will prevent such individuals from securing future employment in any of Ghana’s security services.
He added that the management of the respective security services was considering prosecuting recruits found to have engaged in certificate fraud.
“It’s so shocking that a lot of people forged their results. I don’t know how they think that they will be employed in the Police, Prisons, Immigration, Fire Service, Narcotics Control Commission, or Armed Forces, and the certificate you present won’t be checked,” he said.
“As we speak, many have been dismissed from the training because they have doctored their results slips.”
Mr Muntaka expressed concern that some individuals seeking to serve in Ghana’s security sector were engaging in acts that contravene the law.
He warned prospective applicants to ensure that they possess the requisite qualifications before applying to join any of the security services.
The disclosure follows an earlier announcement by the Interior Minister that at least 10 recruits had been dismissed from security services training schools for violating a directive prohibiting the use of mobile phones during training.
The affected recruits were reportedly found to have secretly kept mobile phones despite being instructed to surrender their devices upon reporting to the training institutions.
Mr Muntaka said the latest dismissals demonstrate the authorities’ commitment to enforcing discipline and ensuring that individuals recruited into Ghana’s security services meet the required standards of integrity and professionalism.
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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