EOCO boss asked to hand over to COP Adu Poku

K.K. Amoah[/caption] Former Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Frank Adu Poku (retd) has been appointed the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). He is taking over from Mr. K.K Amoah, who will leave office by end of this month. K.K. Amoah has been ordered to hand over to COP Frank Adu Poku on Thursday, February 28, myjoyonline.com reports. K.K. Amoah is over 60 years and has reachedretirement age. He was on a two-year contract at the anti-graft agency that ends this month. Controversy In November last year, K.K. Amoah came under public criticism for suspending the Eastern Region Director of EOCO, Fred Dzeny. Mr. Amoah suspended Mr Dzeny for making utterances he Mr. Amoah] described as unethical. Mr Dzeny had called on President Add Dankwa Akufo-Addo to prosecute his appointees found culpable of corrupt practices in order to cement his commitment towards fighting corruption in the country. Mr Dzeny made the call while addressing patrons at a forum held under the theme “Youth in the fight against corruption”. K.K Amoah who is a lawyer by profession and a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police was appointed by President Akufo-Addo in 2017. Source: 3news.com | myjoyonline.com]]>