{"id":49169,"date":"2022-09-23T08:12:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T08:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=49169"},"modified":"2022-09-23T08:12:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T08:12:46","slug":"police-cid-boss-ken-yeboah-retires-from-active-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=49169","title":{"rendered":"Police CID boss Ken Yeboah retires from active service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIf given the opportunity, I will come back forever a police man\u201d. These were the final words of the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Commissioner of Police (COP), Isaac Ken Yeboah, at a pull-out ceremony held in his honour at the National Police Training School in Accra Thursday.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This followed his attainment of the compulsory retirement age of 60, after serving 30 years, nine months and 22 days in the police service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In attendance was the Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, former IGPs \u2013 Patrick Acheampong and David Asante-Apeatu, former COPs and senior police officers among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read also:&nbsp;DCOP Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie appointed CID boss to replace Ken Yeboah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/POLICE%20PULLOUT%20FOR%20COP%20KEN%20YEBOAH2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"515\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dressed in a ceremonial regalia, COP Yeboah earlier inspected a Guard of Honour after which he was graciously pulled out in a Pick-up vehicle as he waved goodbye to colleagues, friends and family who had turned up in their numbers to bid him farewell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COP Yeboah said he was happy to have served in the service and the nation for many years without blemish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the experience he had gathered over the years will shape the rest of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is time to spend the rest of my life in private. I am proud to be a Ghanaian and extremely proud to have served in the Ghana Police Service and my country honourably without blemishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will forever be grateful to the Almighty God for giving me the wisdom to choose a career as a police officer and serving under very fine officers at various times in my career,\u201d COP Yeboah added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He thanked senior officers who he said made his journey in the service a fruitful one, especially those who encouraged him when the going was tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commendation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chaplain General of the Police Service, DCOP Very Reverend Father George Arthur, who read the exaltation, commended the out-going CID boss for the important role he played in the service which he said had helped to improve the image of the Police Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/6-POLICE%20PULLOUT%20FOR%20COP%20KEN%20YEBOAH7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About COP Yeboah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COP Yeboah rose through the ranks to become the CID boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a member of the National Security Council, a member of the Small Arms and Light Weapons Commission, and a former member of the Police Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a Lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/POLICE%20PULLOUT%20FOR%20COP%20KEN%20YEBOAH3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"547\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>COP Yeboah was also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy in Quantico, and a product of the University of Virginia, both in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He held several managerial positions in the Police Service, including Director-General, Administration; Director-General, Technical; Director-General, Legal and Prosecution, and Northern and Ashanti Regional Police Commander, among other positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COP Yeboah is married with four children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was presented with a citation by the Police Service for his selfless contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/6-POLICE%20PULLOUT%20FOR%20COP%20KEN%20YEBOAH3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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