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In a concerted effort to enhance professionalism and service delivery within the Directorate of Road Safety and Traffic Management, Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu delivered a firm message to Divisional Traffic Officers (DTOs) and their personnel on Saturday, 17th August, 2024.
The meeting took place at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess at Kingtom in Freetown.
IGP Sellu emphasized the importance of presenting a professional image, stating, “when you are neatly dressed in uniform while carrying out your traffic duties, it instills confidence in your ability to perform your responsibilities efficiently and professionally.” He urged officers to maintain high standards in their appearance and conduct.
The Inspector General elaborated on his leadership philosophy, asserting that he leads by example to ensure effective and professional service delivery, noting that the police represent state authority. He cautioned officers to control their behaviour, particularly warning against the use of mobile phones and taking pictures for social media while on duty. “We need to improve our conduct, especially in our interactions with the public. Changes in our behaviour can help shift the narrative surrounding our work,” he stated.
Mr. Sellu also outlined the ongoing transformation of the Sierra Leone Police from a force to a service, emphasizing the need for officers to build their capacities and professional skills. He encouraged personnel to address minor offences with caution and issue warnings while taking decisive action against more serious violations. Additionally, he urged Divisional Traffic Officers to conduct regular highway patrols on motorcycles to facilitate the free flow of traffic.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Abdul Moijueh, Director of the Road Safety and Traffic Management, expressed gratitude to IGP Sellu for his guidance. He assured the Inspector General that under his leadership, allegations of corruption would be a thing of the past, pledging to disseminate this message to Divisional Traffic Officers throughout the provinces to ensure accountability and effective service delivery.
Good intentions, but clearly done for publicity. If they were serious, they would actually be training the officers. You walk the streets and you see some police officers in their uniforms looking like homeless people who haven’t eaten in two days. Some of are officers are uneducated and it shows, then they are poorly paid, so you are not attracting the best anyway. When you have police officers who do kush, you know you have a long ways to go Conduct trainings instead of putting on a show.
Thanks mr IGP for your words of advices to some bad traffic police officers, that want to spoil this institution form force for good to force for bad. Please traffic police take the advices of the IGP in mind Please
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And what about police harassment of bike riders and transportation vehicles ?
thanks Mr lGp for your information,we just want to please inform you that,the way how some of traffic officials are performing on their is not good,firstly they used to asked civilians gays to arrest bikes in bo,secondly riders will be carrying passengers,the stand before them,open their hands and legs to arrest bikes and that will leads to lose of life,and their focus is only on motor bikes rider,so please sir,advise them.
Thank you very much sir but you don’t talk about the number of checkpoints your guys are Mountain on the roads, for example from Rutile to Tiama we have four checkpoints namely (1) Mosenesie junction (2)Mokanji (3) Mano and (4) Tiama junction.
WHY?