Following the very reckless and unfortunate comments and attacks by retired Police officer Dr Benjamin Agordzo on the highly respected Inspector-General of Police, yours truly took the pain to probe a little into his many years in the Police Service in order to be convinced that this was a one-off loose remarks at a low moment of a man; as we are all fallible and prone to mistakes.
Surely, it had to be a mistake for it is unthinkable for a former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), emphasis on COMMISSIONER, to be on National Television, advocating for junior officers to forcibly removed the IGP. For a disciplined and hierarchical institution like the Police Service that demands discipline from even its former members, such a call for direct insurrection was shocking.
No sooner had yours truly dug deeper had persons who had worked with ACP Agordzo made clear that they were not shocked by his actions. “Oh Agordzo, he is not correct. He wants to beat up Dampare like he beat his Regional Commander all those years ago”, one source said. This was a shocking statement; ACP Dr Agordzo once assaulted his boss?
Further inquiry showed a litany of bad behavior towards people in authority that eventually resulted in him having his rank reduced from Superintendent of Police to a Deputy Superintendent of Police for Professional Misconduct.
Dr Agordzo is alleged to have Physically Assaulted his Regional Commander when he was a Superintendent posted in the Upper East Region. In fact, the assault was so severe that he was charged with 6 counts of Misconduct, tried, found Guilty and subsequently dismissed from the Police Service. After appealing, his sentence was changed to a reduction in Rank to DSP.
A source said “Agordzo has always lacked discipline and had problems with his superiors. I was not surprised when he was arrested and cited among the MacPalm coup plotters. He has always had contempt for authority; He is lucky he got off on a technicality.”
When Dailymail.com inquired about why he particularly targeted the IGP, the first answer was “Jealousy”. Some even suggest that his perceive envy of the current IGP dates many years back when the man had not risen to his current post. Some of his associates say he dreamed of himself as the one who deserved the accolades and societal admiration that Dr Dampare enjoys and had been hoping to rise to such height. He saw Dr. Akuffo Dampare as a competition and hated his guts. One source who is a student of Dr Agordzo stated that “All his examples when he is lecturing are on Dampare and Police Administration. Agordzo is obsessed with the IGP”
Jealousy and contempt for authority are an extreme mix, especially when you add a proven track record of Professional Misconduct.
Yours truly is not ending at First hand information holders on the conduct of Dr Agordzo. We shall be filing an RTI request to the Police Service in the coming days to confirm the veracity of these claims.
Until then, stay tuned
