The Ghanaian female police officer who has been voted by the United Nations as the Female Officer of the Year 2018 has spoken exclusively to Adom FM‘s morning show, Dwaso Nsem about what it takes to get such a recognition.
The officer, Chief Superintendent, Phyllis Ama Tebuah Osei who is currently serving with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) said all it takes is to work without expecting any rewards.
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Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Thursday, Mrs Phyllis Osei said that spirit of volunteerism was what won her the UN recognition.
Police officers, she noted, must take up initiatives in communities as a means of discharging duties without expecting any financial rewards.
She noted that service to humanity is rewarded by God himselve hence the need to serve humanity without expecting anything in return.
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Sixteen other police officers from across the world vied for the ultimate reward that was eventually given to Mrs Osei whose works in the training and mentoring many Somali Police on sexual and gender-based violence issues.
She also initiated an adult literacy training for 49 women police officers who could not read nor write English or Somali.
“She is a role model to other police officers in the UN,” says UN Police Commissioner, Luis Ribeiro Carrilho.
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Asked why she concentrated mostly on sexual and gender-based violence issues in her profession as a police officer, she only wanted to directly and positively impact the local community and helped to build the capacities of the host state Police in Jubaland.
The award aims to recognise the efforts of an outstanding police officer and also highlight the contribution of women towards the achievement of sustainable
