There have been new appointments and changes in the administration of the Ghana Police Service following the recent retirement of some senior officers. A release signed by the Inspector General of Police Patrick Acheampong on Tuesday said the appointments were based on experience, expertise and strategic qualifications of the officers. The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Frank Adu Poku, is now the Director-General of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID), replacing DCOP David Asante-Apeatu who takes up a foreign appointment as Director of International Police Organisation (Interpol) in charge of specialised crime/analysis in Paris. Mr. Patrick Timbillah, Deputy Director-General of CID, is the new Director-General of Police (Operations), replacing DCOP Jonathan Yakubu, who has retired but has an appointment with the UN in Liberia. DCOP James Oppong Boanuh, Director-General, in charge of Welfare, replaces the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kweku Ayesu Opare Addo, who assumes office as the new Accra Regional Police Commander in place of DCOP Douglas Akrofi Asiedu who is on retirement. ACP Charles Tokor, Director in charge of Operations at the CID, has been appointed the Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Commander. Chief Superintendent K. Barimah Acheampong, in charge of the Violent Crime Unit of the CID, has been appointed as the Brong-Ahafo Regional Crime Officer. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ken Yeboah, Chief Staff officer at the Police Headquarters, has been made the new Deputy Director-General of CID. Superintendent Sayibu Gariba, Head of the Police Highway Patrol Unit, has been made Special Operational Assistant at the Police Headquarters. Commissioner of Police Kofi Doku Arthur, Western Regional Commander has been posted to National Headquarters. All the appointments take effect from October 1, except that of ACP Yeboah and Superintendent Sayibu Gariba who assume office today. ACP Tokor is expected to assume duty on October 25. The IGP congratulated the new officers on their appointment and wished them the best in their operations. The Police Council on August 24 directed some 22 senior police officers to proceed on their terminal leave prior to their retirement. Source: The Ghanaian Times