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Inspector-General of Police
mR. WILLIAM
FAYIA SELLU
I must state that I am greatly indebted to God Almighty for sparing my life and guiding me throughout my journey in the Sierra Leone Police (SLP). I am today the Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police because somebody appointed me to serve in this capacity.
It is for this reason that I owe it a duty to gratefully thank His Excellency the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Brigadier Retired Dr. Julius Maada Bio for the confidence reposed in me by appointing me to serve as the Inspector General of Police. It is a huge honour and privilege which I accept with utmost humility.
To be given the responsibility to serve your nation in the capacity as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer speaks volume of the trust and confidence the President of the Republic has in you.
Like most people have confided in me that I am taking over the mantle of leadership of the SLP at very difficult and trying times; given that general elections are just around the corner and the publics’ confidence in the organisation is at an all-time low.
For those who have followed my track record in the SLP would attest to the fact that I am battle tested to tread through difficult terrains and come out with positive results. Throughout my professional career, I had both relied on my personal ingenuity and the support of others to achieve my objectives.
My administration is going to be centred on teamwork and joined-up leadership. I will seek to bring onboard all stakeholders both within and outside the SLP, to achieving the required results that would turn things around and thereby restore the confidence and trust of the public on the SLP.
Policing is done on three fronts: administration, operations, and investigations. I must admit that I inherited an administration that is fraught with many challenging issues. These challenges are not insurmountable, with the right leadership, strategy and direction.
My administration will therefore seek to achieve the following through policy review (update what is available), policy change/shift (radical departure from the status quo or what subsisted), policy formulation (create one where it is non-existent), and policy adherence (ensuring compliance):
- Strengthen the decentalisation and devolution process in the SLP. I will ensure that command and control is reflected at all levels by fully resuscitating the Tasking and Coordinating Groups (TCGs) and making Executive Management Board meetings be reflective of what it stands for;
- Strengthen the Corporate Affairs Directorate to undertake their roles and responsibilities by ensuring the development of policies that would stand the test of time. Policy adherence and the maintenance of corporate standards across the board shall also be prioritised;
- Reintroduce professional development and management training for personnel at all levels, so as to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness. A policy directive to this effect, will soon be developed and published;
- Create a sense of awareness and responsibility among personnel on the need to be prepared to perform policing duty and functions at any given situation;
- Pay attention to the health and welfare of personnel by strengthening the Medical Directorate, introduce effective social functions for personnel, and also review existing policies on health, welfare and other social issues, to reflect the present circumstances;
- Strengthen and empower the Professional Standards Directorate to restore hands-on discipline force-wide by reviewing existing policies and regulations, and the reintroduction of efficient and cost effective disciplinary procedures.
- Restore respectability for senior strategic commanders. I will implement a policy of rotation amongst same so as to tap and enrich the knowledge of each and every one of them;
- Improve on our operational capability, to which a policy directive will soon be developed and put into effect;
- Create more visibility for the Police by providing the required resources to the Media Department so as to enhance their engagements with both the traditional and social media;
- Revive the Community Relations Directorate and fully empower same to drive through the Local Needs Policing Scheme. This will take into account the activation and operationalization of Local Policing Partnership Boards (LPPBs), Area Policing Partnership Committees (APPCs), Zonal Policing Partnership Committees (ZPPCs), and Chiefdom Policing Partnership Committees (CPPCs);