Ghana Police peacekeepers sent back over sexual misconduct

The United Nations (UN) has sent back forty-six Ghanaian peace-keeping personnel home for allegedly abusing internally displaced women under their protection, sexually.

The deported persons are from the Formed Police Unit (FPU), formerly known as the Armoured Car Squadron, of the Ghana Police Service. They were serving in the restive part of North Africa.

As part of their restive service in North Africa, they were charged with protecting internally displaced persons in a place called Wau, northwest of Juba, capital of South Sudan.

The UN Mission in South Sudan, in taking the action, explained that it was intended to pave way for investigation into the allegation that the police officers had sexually exploited the women they were charged to protect.


In a related development, the Ghana Police administration has requested the UN to permit a three-member team to be deployed to the mission area with a view to getting a better understanding of the incident, according to reports.


Source: Ghana Web