DCOP Angwubutoge laid to rest
The Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Angwubutoge Awuni, has been given a private burial after a burial service at the National Police Training School at Tesano in Accra last Saturday.
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The burial service of DCOP Awuni, who died at the Police Hospital in Accra on March 14, 2016, was organised by the Police Administration in collaboration with his family members.
Among the dignitaries who attended the burial service were the Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, and the Eastern Regional Minister, Mavis Ama Frimpong.
Also in attendance were the immediate past IGP, Mr Mohammed Alhassan, and his predecessors, C. K. Dewornu, and Nana Owusu Nsiah.
Senior Police officers
Some senior police officers such as COP Rose Bio Atinga, COP Prosper Agblor, DCOP Bright Oduro and ACP Patrick Adusei Sarpong, who took over from the late Mr Awuni as the Director General of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Police Service, also attended the burial service.
The Circuit Pastor of the Osu Christ Apostolic Church International, Rev. Justice Aboagye, preached the sermon during the burial service and urged Christians to periodically audit their lifestyles.
He said since human life was transient, there was the need to lead a life worthy of emulation in order to dignify the Kingdom of God.
Rev. Aboagye said the late Awuni, who was an epitome of discipline, commitment and hard work in the Ghana Police Service, left a legacy which should be emulated by society.
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DCOP Awuni, described as a fallen hero by family members, was born on April 7, 1959 at Bibiani in the Western Region to the late Adabare Aborigea and Mrs Abogre Aborigea.
He was enlisted into the Police Service on October 15, 1980 after his secondary education at Bibiani Secondary School between 1974 and 1979.
Ghana Institute of Journalism
He proceeded to the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) after his enlistment into the Ghana Police Service between 1982 and 1984 where he obtained a Diploma in Journalism.
In 1987, he graduated from the University of London where he had a Diploma in Public Relations.
He was commissioned as a senior police officer in 1990.
He also obtained a Master of Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration between 2009 and 2011.
Apart from being the Public Relations Officer of the Police Service in 1985, he was the District Commander at Saltpond in 2001.
In 2002, he was assigned as the Tema Community Two District Commander. He was posted to Yendi as the Divisional Commander in 2006.
The following year, he was posted to Nima as the Divisional Commander and assumed the position as the Commander of the MTTU in 2013.
From the MTTU, he was posted to the Eastern Region as the Regional Commander and was still at post when he fell ill and was admitted to the Police Hospital where he died on March 14, 2016. While the family described him as a fallen hero, his wife, Florence, described him as “the warrior of my heart.”
For their part, the Ghana Police Administration described him in their tribute as “a disciplinarian, very amiable and approachable. He was brilliant and had a penchant for excellence. He had a deep dislike for mediocrity in all its forms and at all times,” it noted.